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Brie Cheese- Camembert Cheese Oyster Stews, Soup and Chowders Valentine's Day
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Oyster and Brie Champagne Soup Recipe:
Ingredients:
1 cup unsalted butter
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 quarts oyster liquid, bottled clam juice, or fish broth
5 cups heavy cream
1 1/2 teaspoons red (cayenne) pepper
1 1/2 pounds brie cheese, rind removed and cut into small pieces
2 cups dry Champagne*
3 dozen fresh oysters (small to medium size), shucked**
1 cup finely minced green onion stems
Salt to taste
* If desired, you could substitute a sparkling wine.
** Learn How To Shuck Oysters.
Instructions:
In a large soup pot over low heat, melt butter. Add flour and cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Add oyster liquid, clam juice, or fish broth and cook another 3 to 4 minutes or until flour is absorbed. Increase heat to medium and bring just to a boil; reduce heat to low and simmer an additional 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add heavy cream; simmer 5 minutes longer, stirring constantly. Add cayenne pepper and brie cheese, stirring until cheese is melted completely.
Stir in champagne, oysters, and green onion stems. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 10 minutes. Season with salt. Serve in soup bowls.
Makes 8 servings.
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Purchasing Oysters: When choosing oysters at the market, make sure that they be fresh. If one is open (which it shouldn’t be) it should snap shut emphatically once tapped. If an oyster does not close immediately, do not buy or use it. Oysters should feel heavy and full in your hand. Oysters lose moisture once they are removed from the sea. The heaviness suggests that they are freshly harvested.
Storing Fresh Oysters: Keep the unopened oysters cold but do not store in water! Remember, oysters are alive and need to breathe, so never seal them tightly in a plastic bag. Never immerse live oysters in fresh water or melted ice – it will kill them.