Real Tasty Bacon Wrapped Oysters Food

ANGELS ON HORSEBACK (BACON-WRAPPED OYSTERS)

Steps:

• Slice the bacon strips in half. It is very important to get thin-cut bacon for this recipe, as thick bacon overwhelms the oysters. Likewise, it is important to get small oysters-otherwise, they become too large a mouthful.
• Wrap a half-slice of bacon around each oyster and secure with a toothpick. Arrange on a broiling pan or get a grill ready.
• Place the bacon-wrapped oysters under the broiler until they're crispy, about 5 to 6 minutes.
• How long this will take on your grill depends on the heat; but I rarely do this on the grill, as the bacon fat falls through the grate and causes flare-ups. Then again, you do get a smoky flavor with real fire...
• Take the oysters out and turn them over. Return to the broiler and crisp the other side. This should take about 2 to 4 minutes.
• Serve family-style on a big platter. Don't hit them with lemon juice until right before you serve them, otherwise it ruins the crispiness of the bacon.
• Traditionally, this appetizer is served on buttered toast points, so if you're a stickler for tradition, that's the way to go.

REAL TASTY BACON WRAPPED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Cut cream cheese into 1/4 inch X 1/4 inch X 1 inch pieces.
• Put one oyster, one water chestnut and one piece of cream cheese onto end of bacon strip and roll up. securing with toothpick.
• Continue till oysters and chestnuts are gone.
• Place onto foil covered baking sheet.
• And bake at 350°F till bacon is cooked. Approx 25-30 minutes.
• Transfer to serving dish.

BACON AND CHEESE OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Wash oysters thoroughly.
• Shuck and place oysters in deep half shell, removing any remaining particles of shell.
• Arrange on baking sheet and top each with 1/2 tbsp of cheese, a sprinkle of bacon and one slice of the pepper.
• Bake 10 minutes or until edges of oysters begin to curl.

FRIED OYSTERS WRAPPED IN BACON

Steps:

• In a 1-quart saucepan over medium heat, poach oysters in oyster liquor with bay leaf and Worcestershire sauce (about 2 minutes, until the edges of the oysters curl).
• Remove oysters from liquid and set aside.
• Discard liquid.
• Cut bacon strips in thirds.
• Wrap each oyster with bacon and fasten with a toothpick.
• Roll in flour, dip in eggs, and then roll in breadcrumbs.
• Heat oil in a 9-inch skillet.
• When oil smokes, reduce heat and fry oysters for 5 minutes.
• Serve immediately.

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.

BACON-WRAPPED KING OYSTER 'SEA SCALLOPS'

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Slice mushroom stem width-wise into 1-inch thick medallions. From 6 mushrooms you should get about 12 medallions. You can reserve the cap to use in another recipe.
• Wrap half a slice of bacon around each round and secure with a toothpick.
• Bake on foil-lined baking sheet for 35 to 45 minutes, or until bacon starts to crisp. Turn once halfway through.
• Sprinkle with sea salt just before serving.