Oyster Gumbo Fele

Ingredients

• Four dozen oysters
• One tablespoon of lard
  
• One tablespoon of flour
  
• One small onion
• One bottle of liquor (of your choice)
• One teaspoon of Fele
  
• 3 quarts water
• 1/2 teaspoon of parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
• Salt to taste
  

Directions

1. Take four dozen oysters and strain off the liquor through a sieve.
   
2. Mince small onion very fine.
   
3. Put the lard in a pan over medium-high heat.
   
4. When hot, add the flour and onion and fry until very brown.
5. Next, fry the oysters for two or three minutes in a separate pan.
6. Add your liquor plus enough water to make the quantity of soup required.
7. Boil and skim.
8. Add parsley, red pepper and salt to taste.
9. Put in the oysters, and when it comes to a boil, mix one heaping teaspoonful of Fele in a little cold water.  
10. Let it cook two minutes and send to the table.

Source — New Orleans Cookbook
Prepared by Gunnar Peterson
Louisiana Anthology
July 20, 2021