Urbanna Oyster Stew With Surry Ham
Serves 4
Recipe By: Todd Gray
Published in: The Washington Post
1 ounces cooked Virginia ham -- cut into small dice
1 teaspoons unsalted butter
1 rib celery -- cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/4 cup 1/4-inch diced celery root
1/4 cup finely minced onion
1 1/2 teaspoons flour
4 ounces dry vermouth
2 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 cup whole or 2 percent milk
1 teaspoons finely chopped thyme leaves
18 large oysters -- plus their liquid
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions (white and light-green parts)
-- for garnish
Place individual soup bowls in a 200-degree oven to warm. In a medium
saucepan, combine the Virginia ham and butter; cook for 2 minutes over
medium-low or low heat until the ham fat is rendered and the ham is
slightly crisped. Add the celery, celery root and onion; cook for 3
minutes, stirring to combine. Sprinkle the flour over the vegetables,
then add the vermouth, stirring to incorporate. Cook for 4 to 5 minutes or
until the liquid has reduced by half. Increase the heat to medium or
medium- low; add the chicken broth and milk, and cook for about 10
minutes, stirring occasionally, to ensure that the soup is smooth. Add the
thyme, the oysters and their liquid, and salt and pepper to taste; cook
for 1 minute. Divide the soup among the warmed bowls; garnish with sliced
scallions. Serve immediately.
Recipe Source: Adapted from Equinox chef Todd Gray.
Recipe Notes
Summary: Chef Todd Gray of Equinox developed this recipe a few years ago
for a series of dinners featuring historically inspired regional dishes,
held at his restaurant. Urbanna, Va., is a small town on the Rappahannock
River near the Chesapeake Bay that holds an annual oyster festival; Surry
is a county in Virginia known for its smoked meats and country hams.
Exported from A Cook's Books -- Recipe management for Macintosh
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