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:

• 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!