I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.

Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?

Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?

Thanks,
Bob

On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:59:43 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>
> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?

Canned oysters as in smoked oysters?
>
> Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?
>
No idea. I've seen jarred, fresh oysters, but I can't say I've seen
canned oysters that weren't smoked. I've seen plain canned clams, but
no plain canned oysters.... I googled imaged and it exists, but I
haven't seen it. I can't think of anything that they would taste good
in if they aren't any good in oyster stew. Maybe they'd work in
Hangtown fry. If that doesn't work for you, at least you don't have
to figure out what to do with it anymore.

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One wonders what an oyster would have to do to end up in a can

On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 05:30:13 +0000 (UTC),
(Steve Pope) wrote:

> One wonders what an oyster would have to do to end up in a can
>
To end up in *the* can? LOLOL, oh you're good Steve! I hadn't
thought about that angle. It has to be a bad-ass oyster, for sure.


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On 7/13/2011 5:59 PM, zxcvbob wrote:
> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>
> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?
>
> Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?
>
> Thanks,
> Bob

I've used the canned oysters in a stew and the milk curdled. The stew
tasted fine but the next time, I handled the milk in a gentle manner -
not overheating it and draining and rinsing the oysters. Some canned
oysters are packed with citric acid which may have caused the milk to
curdle. My results were a lot better than the previous try. Oysters
might be good in jambalaya but I'd add it last just to heat it up a little.

zxcvbob wrote:
>
> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>
> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?

The problem with canned oysters is they are tough and the liquid in the
can has a very different flavor than usual oysters. So they either need
to be eaten with that intended (cocktail snacks on a toothpick) or they
need to be rinsed and then treated long enough to soften them back up.

They work okay as a flavoring ingredient in a crockpot because of the
slow cook aspect. They need to be cooked long enough that they almost
disappear into the sauce. I've done it a couple of times and decided
they don't give that much extra flavor. I usually have a can or two at
home but now I use them as cocktail snacks and use fresh or jarred
oysters for recipes.

On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:59:43 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, zxcvbob
> wrote,
>I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
>one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>
>Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?

You won't be that crazy about it.

David Harmon wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Jul 2011 22:59:43 -0500 in rec.food.cooking, zxcvbob
> > wrote,
>> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
>> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>>
>> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?
>
> You won't be that crazy about it.
>
>


Good point. But I can drown it in hot sauce, and that didn't work
very well with the cream-based oyster stew.

-Bob

On Jul 13, 8:59 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
> .....
> Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?

I've used canned oysters in turkey dressing. Onion, celery, herbed
crumbs, broth, butter. Taste the liquid. If you like it, add to the
dressing. If you don't, toss it and rinse the oysters. -aem

On Jul 14, 9:58 am, aem > wrote:
> On Jul 13, 8:59 pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
>
> > I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
> > one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
> > .....
> > Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?
>
> I've used canned oysters in turkey dressing. Onion, celery, herbed
> crumbs, broth, butter. Taste the liquid. If you like it, add to the
> dressing. If you don't, toss it and rinse the oysters. -aem

Incidentally, a tin of smoked oysters greatly improves this dressing.
Another optional addition is black olives. -aem

On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 10:16:20 -0700 (PDT), aem >
wrote:

> Incidentally, a tin of smoked oysters greatly improves this dressing.

Forget the dressing! Give me a tin of smoked oysters and a toothpick.

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In article >,
zxcvbob > wrote:

> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>
> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?
>
> Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?

If they're smoked, just pull them out of the can and drop them on a soda
cracker. If they're not smoked, I don't recall ever seeing them in my
backwater town.

leo

Lou Decruss wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:14:02 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
> > wrote:
>
>> In article >,
>> zxcvbob > wrote:
>>
>>> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
>>> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>>>
>>> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?
>>>
>>> Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?
>> If they're smoked, just pull them out of the can and drop them on a soda
>> cracker.
>
> I like them on a cracker with cream cheese. More than once that's
> been dinner.
>
> Lou


These are not smoked, just canned. I can't remember what brand but
it's a biggie, Starkist or Bumblebee or Chicken-of-the-Sea maybe.
About a 10 ounce can; similar to a tomato sauce can but taller.

-Bob

On Fri, 15 Jul 2011 11:32:34 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Lou Decruss wrote:
>> On Thu, 14 Jul 2011 20:14:02 -0700, Leonard Blaisdell
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> In article >,
>>> zxcvbob > wrote:
>>>
>>>> I bought a couple of cans of oysters last year; made oyster stew with
>>>> one of them and wasn't that crazy about it. I still have one can left.
>>>>
>>>> Would oysters instead of shrimp work in jambalaya?
>>>>
>>>> Do I drain and rinse them, or use the juice as if it were fish broth?
>>> If they're smoked, just pull them out of the can and drop them on a soda
>>> cracker.
>>
>> I like them on a cracker with cream cheese. More than once that's
>> been dinner.
>>
>> Lou
>
>
>These are not smoked, just canned. I can't remember what brand but
>it's a biggie, Starkist or Bumblebee or Chicken-of-the-Sea maybe.
>About a 10 ounce can; similar to a tomato sauce can but taller.

I bought two cans of those. I don't remember the reason but I did
throw the second can out. I didn't like them.

Lou