Name: Benne-Oyster Soup
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon benne (sesame seeds); cayenne pepper and freshly ground black pepper to taste; 1 cup cream; 12 large oysters, shucked; 1 cup oyster liquor, drained from the oysters

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Hoppin John’s Lowcountry Cooking

By John Martin Taylor

Published 1992

About

Sarah Rutledge, writing in The Carolina Housewife (1847), offered several recipes, including one with peanuts and one with benne (sesame seeds). Here is a modern adaptation of the benne-oyster combination.

Ingredients

1 tablespoon benne (sesame seeds)
1 cup oyster liquor, drained from the oysters
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Americas
United States
Charleston
Pescatarian
Soup
Gluten-free

Method

On a baking sheet in a preheated 350° oven or in a heavy-bottomed pan over medium heat, cook the benne until evenly browned, about 10 to 15 minutes

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