Smoked Oyster Crescents Recipes

BOOMETTE'S SMOKED OYSTERS APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Put the whipped onion cream cheese on each Ritz crackers then top with a smoked oyster. And enjoy!

SMOKED OYSTER ROLL

Steps:

• In medium bowl (not in food processor) cream cheese with wooden spoon. Stir in mayonnaise, Worcestershire, garlic, onion, hot pepper sauce, and salt to taste. Blend well.
• Lightly oil a large piece of waxed paper and spread cheese mixture into 16 x 6 inch rectangle.
• In sieve, drain oysters and rinse with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels and chop finely. Spread on top of cheese rectangle, leaving small border all around. With spatula and using waxed paper as a guide, roll up jelly roll style as tightly as possible, staring from long side. Wrap well and refrigerate overnight.
• To serve, cut roll into 1/4 inch slices with very sharp knife. Dip knife into hot water occasionally for neater slices. Place on top of rounds of melba toast. Makes about 60 appetizers.
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EASY SMOKED OYSTER SNACK

Steps:

• Spread cream cheese on Triscuits.
• Top each with a smoked oyster.

PETITE SMOKED OYSTER STEW W/BACON, POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut up unpeeled potatoes into bite-sized cubes and boil til tender in small saucepan. Once water starts to boil, will only take about 4 minutes.Check them with a knife for tenderness.
• *While potatoes are boiling, saute chopped onion in butter til tender.
• Drain saucepan of potato water keeping potatoes in there.
• Add half and half, milk, boullion, garlic powder, pepper, oysters and cooked onions with the butter and juices.
• Heat over LOW heat til heated through.
• Stirring gently ocaisionally.
• *I just use a fork to lift and drain the oysters out of the can, and what's ever on them oil-wise, is fine. Just adds flavor anyways! If your stew is too oily on top, just skim off with a spoon, or don't worry about it! The crackers will absorb that! ;).
• Garnish heavily, each bowl with bacon.
• Serve with oyster crackers or saltines.
• Some like a little hot sauce served with on the side, too.
• *If using bacon that you have on hand that has been precooked, just wrap in papertowel and microwave about 10 seconds. (Thaw cooked bacon first if using it from your freezer and it's not already thawed.).

SMOKED OYSTER SPREAD

Steps:

• Roughly chop oysers and in a medium bowl mix with cream cheese, Worcestershire sauce,hot sauce and lemon pepper.
• Chill at least one hour.
• Serve with sliced baguette or crackers.

STOVE TOP SMOKER OYSTERS VANDERBILT

Steps:

• In order to keep the oysters steady during broiling, line a small (about 9 x 11-inch) baking dish with rock salt or coarse sea salt. See notes.
• Smoke the oysters (see related recipe) and cool to room temperature.
• While the oysters are smoking and cooling prepare the filling. Heat the butter in a medium skillet over medium heat until foaming. Stir in the shallot, season lightly with salt and pepper, and cook, stirring often, until tender, about 4 minutes. Stir in the fresh spinach and cook until wilted and bright green, about 2 minutes. (if using frozen spinach, squeeze out as much water as possible before adding to the pan and cook just until heated through).
• Sprinkle the vermouth over the spinach and cook until evaporated. Pour in the heavy cream, adding the nutmeg, and bring to a boil. boil until the cream is reduced by about half and thickened. While the spinach mixture is still warm, taste it and add salt and pepper as necessary. Cool to room temperature.
• When cool enough to handle, nestle the oysters in their shells into the rock salt so that they are level. Spoon the spinach mixture over the oysters, dividing it evenly and spreading.
• with the back of a spoon to cover the entire oyster. Stir the breadcrumbs and Parmesan together in a small bowl and sprinkle the mixture over the oysters.
• Set the rack about 5 inches from the broiler and preheat the broiler. Broil the oysters until the edges are bubbling and the tops are golden brown, about 3 minutes. Rotate the pan under the broiler as necessary to brown the oysters evenly. Serve immediately.
• Notes:.
• Using rock salt to steady clams or oysters on the half shell during broiling is an old restaurant trick. You can duplicate the steadying effect of rock salt with aluminum foil. Tear off a sheet of foil about 2inches longer than your broiling pan. Crumble it lightly. then fix it into the bottom of the broiler pan. Press the oysters and clams into the wrinkles of the crumpled foil to keep them from tipping during broiling.