See below for simplified low-carb version:
1 tbsp. butter
1 - 1½ tbsp. flour (optional by all means) *
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. tabasco sauce
1½ cups water (don't use the water unless you use the flour)
2 cups oysters & liqueur
1½ cups heavy cream
Combine butter, flour, salt & tabasco in soup kettle over moderate heat; blend together until smooth & cook it a minute or two.
Add water & oysters; blend well & continue stirring while mixture heats and thickens slightly.
Add cream and reduce heat. Stew improves if it sets a little longer after warming & before serving, but do not allow to boil.
* When using heavy cream, there's no need for thickener. And there's no need for the water either, if you don't use thickener. I was copying my old recipe from before "D" days.
1 tbsp. butter
1 - 1½ tbsp. flour (optional by all means) *
1 tsp. kosher salt
1 tsp. tabasco sauce
1½ cups water (don't use the water unless you use the flour)
2 cups oysters & liqueur
1½ cups heavy cream
Combine butter, flour, salt & tabasco in soup kettle over moderate heat; blend together until smooth & cook it a minute or two.
Add water & oysters; blend well & continue stirring while mixture heats and thickens slightly.
Add cream and reduce heat. Stew improves if it sets a little longer after warming & before serving, but do not allow to boil.
* When using heavy cream, there's no need for thickener. And there's no need for the water either, if you don't use thickener. I was copying my old recipe from before "D" days.