Oysters Under A Blanket Recipes

PERFECT SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Combine cracker crumbs, butter, salt and pepper; sprinkle a third into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Arrange half of the oysters over crumbs. Top with another third of the crumb mixture and the remaining oysters. , Combine cream and Worcestershire sauce; pour over oysters. Top with remaining crumb mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until top is golden brown.

ROASTED OYSTERS WITH WARM BUTTER MIGNONETTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir shallot, vinegar, and 1 Tbsp. water in a small bowl; set aside. Line a plate with salt (this will help hold the oysters in place without tipping out their juices) and set aside.
• Rinse oysters, then arrange flat side up on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until oysters crack open, 4-6 minutes. (They won't open completely like a cooked clam; the top shell will separate from the bottom with about a 1/4" opening at the rounded end.) Some may open before others-remove from oven as soon as they open. Discard any oysters that don't open after 7 minutes.
• To finish opening oysters: Fold a dish towel several times and hold oyster using towel. Slide a butter knife into opening all the way to the hinge. Turn butter knife perpendicular so top shell pops all the way open. Pull off top shell with your hand, being careful not to tip bottom shell and lose any liquid (this should all happen very easily without much force). Gently slide knife under oyster in bottom shell to release the muscle, then transfer to plate with salt.
• Stir butter into reserved vinegar mixture. Spoon over oysters.

OYSTERS UNDER A BLANKET

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat inside of a flat-bottom casserole dish with 1 tablespoon of the butter. Arrange the oysters in the bottom, and sprinkle with lemon juice, 1 teaspoon paprika and the celery seed. Dot with chili sauce and the remaining butter.
• Place the biscuit mix in a bowl and stir in 1/2 cup milk, or enough to make a soft dough that will drop off a spoon. Place this dough by spoonfuls on top of the oysters and, with fingertips dipped in milk, spread it out into an even, unbroken layer. Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 teaspoon paprika over the top.
• Combine the remaining ingredients, salting the mixture to taste. Pour this liquid over the biscuit layer and bake 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned on top. The liquid will run underneath as the biscuit mixture rises, becoming a sauce for the oysters.
• To serve, cut straight down with a spoon, taking up oysters, sauce and biscuit for each helping.