Recipe: Oyster Stew

Oysters are also native to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia – and can be a hearty meal in itself.

Do-It-Yourself has never tasted so good as with this oyster stew. Oysters are also native to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland and Virginia – and can be a hearty meal in itself. Ready to cook up a pot for the weekend? Here’s what it takes…

Ingredients:

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  • 3 cans milk
  • 1 gal whole milk
  • 1 pint oysters
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 bag oyster crackers

Directions:

  1. Place the oysters and their juice in a pot with 1 stick of butter and bring it to a boil.
  2. Let the oysters and butter boil for 10 minutes then add the milk.
  3. Add salt and pepper to taste then stir.

Variations:

  • Add a cup of chopped celery.
  • Add 3 table spoons of diced Shallots.
  • Add a pinch of Cayenne Pepper.
  • Add all three of the suggested variations!

Crab & Seafood Recipes

Maryland and Eastern Shore style recipes for Chesapeake Blue Crabs, crab cakes, crab soup and other seafood.

This recipe section is currently being assembled with a few interesting recipes contributed by readers. We certainly don’t want to use anything copied from a seafood cookbook. A few more are in the works as you read this…

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