Irish Oyster Soup Recipe

Ingredients:

28 fresh oysters,
the juice from the oysters and milk to make 6 cups,
1 stick celery, sliced,
1 small onion, chopped,
2 Tbsp. butter,
1 clove garlic, crushed and chopped,
5 Tbsp. all-purpose flour,
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley,
1/4 cup thinly sliced fennel,
salt and pepper to taste.

Recipe:

Heat the butter in large saucepan and sauté the celery, onions, garlic and fennel for four minutes. Add the flour and reduce the temperature slightly. Cook until the flour is lightly golden. Whisk the liquid in and bring to a boil. Simmer for 10 minutes and add the chopped parsley and oysters. Season the oyster soup and simmer for 4 more minutes or until the edges of the oysters become curly. Serve the oyster soup with warm crusty bread on the side.