Oyster Rockefeller Soup | Just A Pinch Recipes

Ingredients

• - 2 cups (about 48) shucked oysters
• - 2 quarts cold water
• - 3/4cup (1½ sticks) butter
• - ½ cup all-purpose flour
• - 1/3 cup pernod or herbsaint (optional)
• - 8 ounces fresh spinach leaves, washed, stemmed and coarsely chopped
• - ¼ cup fresh parsley, finely chopped
• - salt and white pepper, to taste
• - pint of heavy cream
• - 1 pkg frozen or canned artichoke hearts
• - 4 or 5 good grates of nutmeg
• - 2 ribs of celery
• - 1 large shallot