Oyster and Spinach Soup Recipe

Serves 4

Ingredients:

  • 8 oz oysters
  • 1/4 cup pureed spinach
  • 1 pint milk
  • 1 cup half-and-half
  • 1 1/2 tsp msg (optional)
  • Dash garlic salt
  • 1 tsp A-1 sauce
  • 2 tsp butter
  • 2 tsp cornstarch
  • 1/2 pint whipping cream

    • Instructions:

    1. Puree the oysters in a blender with a bit of the nectar, then pour that mess into a saucepan along with the pureed spinach.
    2. Add the milk, half-in-half, seasonings and butter and heat but do not boil.
    3. Mix cornstarch with a little cold water, stir into soup and let everything simmer about 15 minutes, making sure it does not boil.
    4. Whip cream, ladle soup into four ovenproof bowls, top each with a generous portion of cream and put under an oven broiler just until you have a golden pool of cream floating atop each bowl.