Smoked Oysters And Bacon Recipes

SMOKED OYSTERS AND BACON

Steps:

• Briefly blanch oysters by filling half-shells with water from a boiling kettle and draining after two minutes by turning upside down for a few minutes then lightly patting dry with a paper towel. They might fall out of the shell while doing this so use a clean surface.
• Drizzle about a 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil over each oyster and place a few small slices of bacon in each one.
• Prepare fish smoker with the woodchips and smoke oysters for 15 minutes.

OYSTERS 'N' BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until shrunken, but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the sugar, soy sauce and garlic with a fork. Wrap each oyster with a piece of bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Place wrapped oysters into the dish with the sauce.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sauce has thickened and bacon is nicely crisped at the edges.

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.).

GARLICKY BACON SMOKED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Cut the bacon strips in thirds.
• Wrap a bacon slice around each oyster and place a toothpick through to hold it in place.
• In a medium skillet, heat the oil, and add the garlic.
• Cook the wrapped oysters in oil until the bacon is crisp.
• Remove from the pan and drain on a paper towel.