Baked Oyster Recipe

In this vintage recipe, oysters are baked with bread crumbs and hard cooked eggs, with buttery topping.

Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes

Ingredients:

4 ounces butter, plus more for dotting
2 cups celery
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 pint oysters
4 Eggs; hard-boiled and grated or finely chopped
2 cups toasted bread crumbs
1 cup reserved oyster liquid OR water
parsley

Instructions:

Melt butter, add onion and celery. Cook on low heat until tender. Add oysters that have been cut up by scissors, and a little oyster juice. cook for about 5 minutes, until oysters curl. Remove from heat and mix with crushed toasted bread crumbs and grated eggs and parsley to season. Add salt, pepper, and dampen with oyster juice or water. Put into oyster shells or greased baking dish; sprinkle cracker crumbs on top and dot with butter. Bake at 350° about 20 min.

Adapted from Tresor de la Mer from the Heart of Louisiana.
Serves 4 to 6.