Beef Stewed with Oysters

Ingredients

• 2 or 3 lbs. of Beef
• Fresh butter
• Flour
• Pepper
• Quart of large oysters
• Nutmeg
• Mace

Directions

1. Prepare the beef by trimming off the fat and removing the bone.
2. Take a few bits of fresh butter, roll them in flour, and lay them in the bottom of the stew pan. 
3. Place the meat in the pan, sprinkling pepper over each piece. 
4. Strain the liquor (juice) from the shells of the oysters and pour it over the meat in the stew pan. 
5. Stew the meat in the oyster liquor until it is thoroughly cooked.  Make sure to skim it well, and keep it covered unless skimming. 
6. Add grated nutmeg and a few blades of mace.
7. Add the oysters and give them a few minutes to plump. 
8. Serve all in one dish, very hot.  

Source — Creole Cookery Book
Prepared by Chase Lemoine
Louisiana Anthology
December 16, 2021