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What's new at Oyster House

POSTED: Friday, February 5, 2010, 10:25 PM

Filed Under: Booze | Food News | Weird Regional Foods

Oyster House (1516 Sansom St.) has been rolling out fresh stuff all week. Last week, we mentioned the new shrimp and crawfish special, which now runs every Tuesday. For $19, you get you-peel shrimp, whole Louisiana crawfish, kielbasa and potatoes, all cooked in Creole spices. In addition to that, make way for some new brunch items this weekend, including oyster scrapple. Inspired by another local spot's foie gras-based rendition, chef Ted Manko set out to make the classic Philly dish his own. âI was eating a piece of regular scrapple a few weeks ago and thought, 'We're a seafood restaurant, what better way than with oysters?'â he says. In his take, fresh oysters and their juices replace the traditional pork; they're mixed with buckwheat flour, cornmeal, fennel seed and cayenne pepper. If that's not your thing, try the shellfish sausage, also new this week. A casing-free sausage is plump with lobster, shrimp and crabmeat, held together with a scallop mousse and finished with lobster bisque sauce. Both are available as a side ($4) or accompanied by two free-range eggs and house-made horseradish crÃ¨me fraiche ($9). The already-extensive cocktail menu is also getting a makeover, with about half a dozen new drinks going live in the next two weeks. (Until then, servers are verbally rattling off cocktails to customers.) Prices will range from $8.50 to $11. Our picks include the âFalse Alibiâ (tequila, L'Alibi, agave nectar and a Laphroaig rinse) and âSay Goodnight Gracie,â an Oyster House take on a daiquiri where light rum meets crÃ¨me de violet, rhubarb bitters and a touch of lime for a sweet sip. We also tried the âMorning Star," a concoction of Hendrick's gin, Lillet and orange bitters. The finish is what makes this one a winner â an orange peel is flamed slightly, to smoke the essential oils, then rubbed on the rim and squeezed into the drink.

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