Tasty Cooked Oyster Recipe

Tasty oysters casino, made with oysters, bacon, and green onion, along with seasonings.

Ingredients:

·        3 dozen oysters, freshly shucked, drained

·        18 half shells

·        3 slices bacon

·        4 green onions, with green, finely chopped

·        1/4 cup green bell pepper, finely chopped

·        1/4 cup celery, finely chopped

·        1 teaspoon lemon juice

·        1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

·        2 to 3 drops Tabasco sauce

 Preparation:

Place two oysters on the deepest half of an oyster shell. Repeat until all oysters are

used (about 18 shells). Arrange shells on a layer of rock salt in a large baking pan.

You might have to use 2 pans to fit all shells. In a skillet cook the bacon until crisp,

remove to paper towels to drain then crumble. To the bacon drippings in skillet

add the green onion, bell pepper, and celery; cook until just tender. Stir in lemon juice,

Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco. Spoon onion mixture on the oysters in the shells

then sprinkle with the crumbled bacon.

Bake at 400° for 10 minutes.

Courtesy of about.com (Southern Living Foods – Diana Rattray)