Perfect Scalloped Oysters Food

SCALLOPED OYSTERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Generously butter a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cut 6 tablespoons of the butter into ½-inch pieces, and set aside. Stir together salt and pepper in a small bowl, and set aside.
• Pour oysters in liquid over a fine mesh strainer into a medium bowl. Measure ⅓ cup strained oyster liquid into a small bowl. (Discard remaining oyster liquid, or reserve for another use.) Stir cream into oyster liquid. Cut any large oysters into 2 or 3 pieces. Microwave remaining 2 tablespoons butter in a medium-size microwavable glass bowl on HIGH until melted, about 30 seconds. Add 1 cup of the crushed crackers. Stir to coat, and set aside.
• Sprinkle bottom of prepared baking dish with 1 cup of the crushed crackers. Arrange one-fourth of the oysters, spaced a few inches apart, over crackers. Sprinkle with one-fourth of the salt-pepper mixture. Arrange one-fourth of the butter pieces around the oysters. Repeat layers 3 times using remaining crushed crackers, oysters, salt-pepper mixture, and butter pieces. Sprinkle evenly with reserved melted butter-cracker mixture.
• Pour oyster liquid-cream mixture over layered mixture in baking dish. Bake in preheated oven until puffed up, firm, and heated through, 30 to 35 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve hot or warm.

CHEF JOHN'S SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine saltine crackers and butter in a bowl; stir until all crumbs are saturated with butter.
• Spread 1/3 of the saltines mixture on the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Pour half of the oysters with their liquor over the saltines mixture. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Repeat with next 1/3 of saltines and remaining oysters. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, and Italian parsley.
• Sprinkle remaining saltines mixture over the oysters. Drizzle cream slowly and evenly over the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Butter a shallow baking dish.
• Combine bread crumbs and cracker crumbs; stir in the melted butter. Place a thin layer of the crumb mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Layer the oysters over the crumbs and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Pour 2 tablespoons oyster liquid and 1 tablespoon milk over the top. Repeat then cover the top layer with the remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake at 450 degrees F (230 degrees C) for 30 minutes.

PERFECT SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Combine cracker crumbs, butter, salt and pepper; sprinkle a third into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Arrange half of the oysters over crumbs. Top with another third of the crumb mixture and the remaining oysters. , Combine cream and Worcestershire sauce; pour over oysters. Top with remaining crumb mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30-40 minutes or until top is golden brown.

CRACKER CRUMB SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Drain oysters, reserving 1/4 cup liquid.
• Combine crumbs and butter.
• Spread 1/3 of crumbs in a greased shallow 8-inch pan.
• Cover with half of the oysters.
• Sprinkle with pepper.
• Using another third of crumbs, spread a second layer; cover with remaining oysters.
• Sprinkle again with pepper.
• Combine cream, oyster liquid, Worcestershire, and salt.
• Pour over the oysters.
• Top with the last of the crumbs.
• Bake at 350 degrees about 40 minutes.

AMAZING SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Combine crumbs, salt, pepper and melted butter; mix well.
• Layer about 1/3 of crumbs in a buttered 1-quart baking dish.
• Cover with half the oysters and oyster liquor.
• Add half the cream.
• Add half the remaining crumbs and follow with a layer of the remaining oysters, liquid and cream.
• Top with remaining crumbs and sprinkle with mace or nutmeg.
• Dot generously with blue cheese.
• Bake in hot oven until oysters are cooked through and top is crisp and browned, about 30 minutes.

SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Drain oysters, reserving 1/2 cup oyster liquor. Set aside.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup cracker crumbs in a lightly greased 8 inch square baking dish. Layer half each of oysters, salt, pepper, butter, and cracker crumbs in dish. Repeat layers.
• Combine eggs, half and half, WOrcestershire sauce, hot sauce, and reserved oyster liquor;mix well. Pour over oyster mixture. Sprinkle with parsley. Bake at 350F for 35 minutes or until ightly browned.

SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees with rack in top position. Brush a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with butter. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large saute pan over medium heat. Add breadcrumbs and 1/4 teaspoon salt, and cook, stirring frequently, until breadcrumbs are golden brown and crisp, about 10 minutes. Stir in parsley, and remove from heat. Sprinkle half the breadcrumbs evenly in baking dish, and transfer remaining breadcrumbs to a plate.
• Wipe pan clean, and return to stove. Melt remaining 4 tablespoons butter over medium-high heat. Saute celery and scallions, stirring occasionally, until scallions just begin to soften but celery is still bright green, about 2 minutes. Stir in thyme. Add sherry, and simmer 30 seconds. Add cream, and bring to a boil. Stir in reserved oyster liquor, the nutmeg, and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Remove from heat, and stir in oysters.
• Spread oyster mixture evenly over breadcrumbs in baking dish. Top with remaining breadcrumbs, and bake until bubbling and oysters are just cooked through, 7 to 8 minutes. Serve immediately.

SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Pick oysters free of any shells.
• In a deep buttered casserole, mix together crackers, bread crumbs, and melted butter. Place a thin layer of crumb mixture in the bottom of the casserole. Cover it with half of the oysters. Season cream with nutmeg, salt, pepper, and celery salt. Pour half of this mixture over the oysters. On the next layer, use the oysters, 3/4 of the remaining crumb mixture, and cover that with seasoned cream. Top with remaining crumbs.
• Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until lightly browned.

BOBI'S SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Spray a small casserole dish. Place a layer of cracker crumbs in the bottom. Top with a layer of oysters. Dot with butter.
• Repeat layers ending with cracker crumbs. Do not have more than two layers of oysters.
• Stir together milk and oyster liquor and pour over casserole.
• Bake for approximately 30 minutes or until the top turns brown. Serve warm.

SCALLOPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (Fahrenheit).
• Butter a shallow baking dish with the 2 tablespoons butter.
• Drain the oysters, reserving 1/4 cup of the liquid.
• Layer half the oysters in the bottom.
• Cover oysters with half of the cracker crumbs.
• Cover crumbs with the rest of the oysters.
• Mix together the cream, worcestershire sauce, melted butter, salt and pepper.
• Pour mixture over the layers in the dish.
• Cover with the remaining crumbs, and dot with additional butter if desired.
• Bake for 45 minutes and serve hot.

NEW ENGLAND SCALLOPED OYSTERS AND SCALLOPS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Mix the melted butter and bread crumbs together and put one third of them in a thin layer in the bottom of a buttered baking dish.
• Cover with half of the oysters and seasonings; add some of the cream.
• Layer half of the scallops next, seasonings, and another third of buttered crumbs.
• Add the remaining oysters and cream.
• Top with the final half of scallops and top with remaining buttered crumbs.
• Bake for 30 minutes.
• Serve hot.