Food & Drink

Tilghman Island Country Store’s World-Famous Oyster Stew

Ingredients

  • 1 c. chopped onion
     
  • ½ c. chopped celery
  • 1 stick butter
     
  • 1 tsp. Old Bay Seasoning, plus more for finishing
     
  • 1 pt. freshly shucked oysters
     
  • 1 qt. whole milk
     
  • 1 qt. half-and-half
     
  • Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

Sauté onion and celery in butter until soft.  Add Old Bay Seasoning and oysters and cook until the oysters curl on the edges.  In the meantime, warm milk and half-and-half in a pot.  Once warm, add the oyster mixture and heat through.  Do not boil.  Add more Old Bay Seasoning; salt and pepper to taste. 

Courtesy of Tilghman Island Country Store, Tilghman Island, Maryland

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