"limey" > wrote in message
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: "tenplay" wrote in message
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: > We have some oyster beds near our home in Washington. These
oysters are
: > quite large. Is there a way to prepare them for family
members who are a
: > bit squeamish about eating the large ones? Thanks.
: >
: Lucky you! Our local oyster population has been decimated by a
couple of
: diseases, so enjoy them. Here is my all-time favorite way to
eat oysters.
: This recipe is based on Maryland oysters and has been used many
times.
:
: OYSTERS CASINO
:
: 3 slices bacon, chopped
: 1 small onion, finely chopped
: 1 small stalk celery, finely chopped
: 1 teaspoon lemon juice
: 1 teaspoon salt
: 1/8 teaspoon pepper
: 6 drops Worcestershire sauce
: 4 drops hot sauce
: 1/4 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as Old Bay)
: 1 pint shucked oysters, drained
:
: Fry bacon until partially cooked. Add onion and celery and
cook until
: tender. Add lemon juice and seasonings.
:
: Arrange oysters in a single layer in a foil-lined shallow
baking pan.
: Spread bacon mixture over oysters. Bake 400ºF. until edges of
oysters begin
: to curl, about 10 minutes.
:
: Makes about 3 dozen appetizers (remember, our oysters are
probably smaller
: than yours). Once I start eating them, it's hard for me to
stop!
:
: PAN FRIED OYSTERS
:
: 1-1/2 pints oysters
: 2 eggs, beaten
: 2 tablespoons milk
: 1 teaspoon salt
: Dash of pepper
: 1-1/2 cups dry breadcrumbs
: 1-1/2 cups flour
: Butter or oil, for frying
:
: Drain oysters. Mix egg, milk and seasonings in a bowl. In
another bowl,
: mix breadcrumbs and flour. Roll oysters in crumb mixture, dip
in egg
: mixture, and then roll again in crumb mixture.
:
: Fry over medium heat, in just enough hot fat to keep from
sticking, until
: brown on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn carefully and brown
the other side,
: 3 to 5 minutes. Drain and serve immediately.
: Makes 6 servings, about 8 oysters each.
:
: Source for both recipes:
: Maryland Seafood Marketing Authority
:
: Enjoy!
:
: Dora
:
: ==========

Typically, if I can't have raw oysters I'll have them prepared as
"Oysters Rockefeller" (sp?) or "Oysters Kiev". <mumble, mumble
*why* do people "cook" oysters....?>


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Cyndi
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