Oyster And Rice Dressing Food

OYSTER AND WILD RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Prepare rice according to package directions; set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the next 6 ingredients; mix well.
• Pour sherry into a lightly greased 10x6 inch baking dish; top with half the rice.
• Pour 1/2 of the soup mixture over the rice.
• Arrange oysters and mushroom caps over soup mixture; sprinkle with lemon juice.
• Top with remaining rice and soup mixture.
• Bake, uncovered, in a preheated 350° oven for 45 minutes.
• Garnish with parsley sprigs.

WILD RICE AND OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325ºF
• Prepare two boxes of wild rice with seasonings in 4 cups of chicken broth and 2 tablespoons of butter; set aside
• Drain and rinse chicken livers; place in medium saucepan and cover with water; lightly season with salt and pepper; cook on medium heat till livers reach internal temperature of 165ºF
• In a medium saucepan, add 1/2 stick butter, chopped onions and celery; cook till tender
• Using a slotted spoon, remove oysters from container; chop finely; DO NOT THROW AWAY the oyster liquor (juice); put chopped oysters and their liquor aside½
• Remove half of the chicken livers from the saucepan and dice finely; set aside; See Recipe Notes
• In a 9 x 13 baking dish, add cooked rice, sauteed onion and celery, chopped chicken livers, chopped oysters, cayenne pepper and garlic powder; combine well
• Drizzle remaining oyster liquor (juice) over rice mixture; combine well
• Bake uncovered at 325ºF for 15-20 minutes
• Season with salt and garnish with chopped green onions

WILD RICE AND OYSTER CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan place the rice, consomme and water. Bring to a boil and boil for 5 minutes. Cover, reduce heat to low and simmer until rice is tender, about 20 minutes. Stir in butter.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Place half of rice in large baking dish. Cover with oysters seasoned with salt, pepper, and hot sauce to taste. Top with remaining rice.
• Heat mushroom soup, half and half, onion powder, thyme, and curry powder. Pour over rice and oyster mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Garnish with parsley.

DAD'S OYSTER DRESSING

Steps:

• Open and quarter the oysters. Reserve the liquid.
• Cook rice in boiling salted water till tender, about 40 minutes. Drain, and place in shallow pan. Place pan in a 275 degree F(135 degree C) oven to dry out for a few minutes.
• Saute pork in skillet over medium heat. Remove pork from pan using a slotted spoon. Drain off all but a couple of tablespoons grease.
• Saute onions and celery. Add into this a small amount of oyster liqueur if onions and celery get too dry. Add in oysters with remaining liqueur. Cook 7 - 10 minutes, until oysters curl on edges. Drain this mixture in a colander.
• Combine oyster mixture, rice, sausage, chopped parsley, and seasonings to taste.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) till heated through.

OYSTER-AND-RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine 3 1/2 cups of the broth and the rice in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Cover closely and cook 17 to 20 minutes or until the rice is tender. Remove from the heat and let stand covered until ready to use.
• Meanwhile, prepare the chopped vegetables and bread crumbs.
• Heat the margarine in a skillet and add half the chopped onion, celery and green pepper. Cook, stirring, until the onions start to brown lightly. Add the butter, garlic and remaining chopped onion, green pepper and celery. Cook until the second batch of onion is wilted. Add the scallions and parsley. Remove from the heat and add the remaining chicken broth, beaten eggs, oysters, oyster liquor, thyme, oregano, salt, pepper and cayenne. Blend well.
• Pour and scrape the mixture into a deep skillet and sprinkle evenly with bread crumbs. Bake 30 to 40 minutes or until piping hot throughout.

EGGPLANT AND OYSTER RICE DRESSING

Steps:

• Bring water and salt to a boil in a 3-quart saucepan. Add rice and cook, covered, over low heat until water is absorbed and rice is just cooked through, 18 to 20 minutes. Transfer to a large bowl and fluff with a fork.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a large heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook eggplant in batches, turning it and adding up to 4 tablespoons of remaining oil as necessary, until tender and browned, about 5 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain. When cool enough to handle, cut eggplant into 1/2-inch pieces.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Heat remaining oil in skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté onion and bell pepper, stirring, until softened and edges are browned. Add garlic, oysters (without liquor), and eggplant and sauté, stirring occasionally, 1 minute.
• Gently toss eggplant mixture, oyster liquor, 1/2 cup scallions, cayenne, and salt to taste with rice in bowl and transfer to a buttered 3-quart shallow baking dish. Cover with foil and bake in middle of oven 1 1/2 hours. Remove foil and stir in remaining 1/2 cup scallions.

OYSTER AND RICE STUFFING

Steps:

• Brown pork and onion in a Dutch oven.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Drain oysters, reserving liquid.
• Add oyster liquid and celery to pork and onion, cover, and cook slowly for one hour.
• Stir occasionally, adding a little water if necessary.
• Add oysters and cook for five more minutes.
• Add five to six cups of rice as needed to absorb most of the liquid.
• Heat thoroughly.