Photo: Kevin McCutcheon
Ingredients
- 2 quarts oysters
- 3 hard-boiled egg yolks
- 1 tablespoon flour
- ½ cup butter (1/4 pound)
- ½ teaspoon whole allspice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- juice of 1 fresh lemon
Directions
1
Put the oyster juice into a saucepan and let it simmer, skimming carefully.
2
Rub the yolks of the hard-boiled eggs and flour together, then stir into the juice.
3
Cut the butter into small pieces and add it along with allspice, salt, cayenne, and lemon juice.
4
Let the mixture simmer for 10 minutes, then add the oysters just before serving.