Oysters Casino with Bacon Recipe
Oysters Casino is a New Orleans variation on the older recipe, Clams Casino. Popular in Italian restaurants, they are best enjoyed with a bottle of good wine.
Prep Time30 mins
Cook Time12 mins
Total Time42 mins
Ingredients
- 6 slices Bacon chopped
- 1/2 cup 1 stick Butter at room temperature
- 1/2 cup minced Shallots
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Red Bell Pepper
- 1/4 cup finely chopped Celery
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed Lemon Juice
- 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- Large pinch Cayenne Pepper
- Rock Salt to plate
- 2 dozen small, 3 to 4 inches long Oysters on the Half Shell
- Minced fresh Flat-Leaf Parsley for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Cook bacon until almost crisp.
- Place on a paper towel-lined plate to absorb grease. Set aside.
- Place butter, shallots, bell pepper, celery, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, and cayenne pepper in a small bowl. Using a fork, mash and mix until well combined.
- Spread 1/4 - 1/2-inch rock salt on a rimmed baking sheet.
- Place in hot oven and bake for 8 minutes.
- Carefully remove cooking sheet from oven and place oysters on the half shell firmly in the hot rock salt.
- Place about 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture onto each oyster.
- Top with with bacon.
- Place cooking sheet back in oven and bake oysters until bubbly, about 12 minutes. Do not overcook.
- Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately on same sheet, still in the salt.
Notes
This recipe for oysters casino is from "The Hog Island Oyster Cookbook" by Jairemarie Pomo.