Velma Marie's Oyster Soup

Velma Marie's Oyster Soup

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Note: Start the salt pork at least three days before you plan to make the soup.To get your hands on oyster liquor (also known as oyster water), look for a suppl

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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds skin-on pork belly or shoulder
  • 1½ cups sea salt or kosher salt
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon canola oil
  • ½ pound salt pork
  • 4 pounds yellow onions, finely diced
  • 4 large ripe tomatoes, cored
  • 1 cup finely chopped garlic
  • ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper, plus more as needed
  • ⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper, plus more as needed
  • 3 quarts oyster liquor (or fish stock or chicken stock)*
  • 2 pounds shucked salty oysters, drained
  • Salt, if needed
  • ½ pound small or medium pasta shells, cooked as directed on the package
  • Garnish: Finely chopped flat-leaf parsley and green onions

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