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Oyster Bisque
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Oyster Bisque

12 ingredients 1 steps gutenberg
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

846
Calories
32g
Protein
24g
Fat
125g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 10 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 quart oysters
  • 2 cups White Stock III
  • 1½ cups stale bread crumbs
  • 1 slice onion
  • 2 stalks celery
  • Sprig of parsley
  • Bit of bay leaf
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 tablespoons flour
  • 4 cups scalded milk
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Directions

1

Clean and pick over oysters, reserving liquor, setting aside soft portions, and chopping gills and tough muscles. Cook White Stock, bread crumbs, reserved liquor, chopped oyster, onion, celery, parsley, and bay leaf thirty minutes. Rub through a sieve, bring to boiling-point, and bind with butter and flour cooked together. Add milk, soft portion of oysters, and salt and pepper to taste.

By Fannie Merritt Farmer · Recipe sourced from gutenberg

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