Oysters without vinegar

2 cups red oak chips* (or 3 oak or pecan chunks), soaked in water for at least 20 minutes 1/2 red jalapeño or red Fresno chile 2 to 3 red chiles de arbol or[...]

1/4 cup flour, unbleached all-purpose 1/4 cup vegetable oil 4 each shallots chopped * 2 each celery stalks chopped 1 1/2 pounds mushrooms chopped 24 each[...]