Oyster Panfry

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    6

    First-Course Servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
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By James Peterson

Published 2007

  • About

This is really a stew more than a panfry—a panfry involves fat and high heat—but the name sticks because of the famous panfry at the oyster bar in New York City’s Grand Central Station, where you can feast on dozens of oyster varieties, raw and cooked.

Oysters pack so much flavor that this dish requires nothing more than oysters, cream, and a grind of fresh pepper. Some people may want to have soda crackers available as a crunchy counterpoint or for crumbling into the dish, while ot