Cheezy Oyster Toast Recipes

CHEEZY OYSTER TOAST

Steps:

• Drain oil and liquid from the can of Oyster into a hot skillet.
• Add the Onion and saute until translucent and very soft.
• Meanwhile, toast the bread.
• Add the Cottage Cheese and Tomato Paste to the skillet and combine.
• Add the Oysters and break them up into smaller pieces.
• Keep stirring for about 5 minutes over medium-high heat. You know its done when the curds are gone and the mix is a bubbly thick sauce.
• Add salt and pepper to your liking.
• Spoon even amounts into the center of each slice of toast. It should be thick enough to not spill over the edges of the toast. Let it rest a moment to cool and firm up before devouring.

CREAMED OYSTERS AND MUSHROOMS ON TOAST

Steps:

• Cut mushrooms into 1/4-inch-thick slices and finely chop shallot. In a 2-quart saucepan cook mushrooms and shallot with salt to taste in butter over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until liquid mushrooms give off is evaporated and they are golden. Add wine and bring to a boil. In a measuring cup vigorously stir together milk and flour and add to mushroom mixture with cream and cayenne. Simmer cream mixture, stirring occasionally, until mixture is slightly thickened, about 3 minutes.
• Toast bread. Add oysters and parsley to cream mixture, stirring gently, and cook at a bare simmer until edges of oysters curl, about 3 minutes. Arrange toast on 2 plates and spoon creamed oysters and mushrooms on top.

ROASTED OYSTERS WITH PARSLEY BUTTER ON TOAST

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Puree the butter, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor until smooth and bright green from the parsley, about 1 minute.
• Line a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with the baguette slices. Open the oysters with an oyster knife, detach the oyster from the bottom shells and discard the top shells. Place one oyster half onto each baguette slice and top each with a heaping teaspoon of the parsley butter.
• Roast the oysters until the parsley butter is melted and the baguette slices are lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. To serve, pour an oyster and the butter from the shell onto each baguette slice and eat immediately.