Recipe: Oyster Brie Soup (Hollywood Brown Derby - Disney's MGM Studios)

OYSTER BRIE SOUP
Source: Hollywood Brown Derby -- Disney's MGM Studios
Servings: 7

48 oz half and half
6 oz roux, cold (recipe follows)
6 oz brie
2 oz fish base
8 oz oysters
8 oz oyster juice
1 cup champagne
salt and white pepper to taste

Put half and half in a thick bottom pot. Heat nearly to boil.

Add roux to thicken, simmer 10 to 15 minutes.

Add brie, stirring constantly to melt. Add fish base, strain and return to pot.

In a separate pot, cook oysters in their own juice.

Strain mixture into first pot, then add cooked oysters, juice and champagne to mixture. Add salt and white pepper to taste.

ROUX
1 2/3 lb butter
1 3/4 lb all-purpose flour

In saucepan, melt butter. Slowly add flour, stirring constantly to avoid lumps. Cook 10-20 minutes (medium-low heat). Roux should be smooth with almond aroma. Quickly remove from heat.