Escalloped Oysters Recipes

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375F. Grease or butter an 8-inch square baking pan (glass is best).
• 2. Combine cracker crumbs and melted butter. Season with salt and pepper.
• 3. Place 1/3 of cracker mix in bottom of pan. Place half of the oysters on crumbs. Repeat for another layer. Pour liquid over layers and top with remaining crumbs.
• 4. Bake for 30 minutes.

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.

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.

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.

Steps:

• 1. Drain the oysters, reserving 1/2 cup oyster liquor for later.
• 2. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter over a low flame. Add the salt, pepper and smoked paprika and whisk until blended. Add the crushed crackers and stir until well blended.
• 3. In a 9x9" baking pan, spread about 1/4 of the cracker mixture. Place about 1/3 of the oysters over them. Repeat this process until the crackers and oysters are gone, ending with a layer of cracker mixture on top.
• 4. In the same saucepan that the butter was in, whisk together the oyster liquor, heavy cream and Worcestershire sauce. Pour this mixture over the layered crackers and oysters.
• 5. Cover the oysters and place in the refrigerator for at least three hours. Let stand at room temp for about 20 minutes before baking.
• 6. Place pan on center rack in an oven preheated to 350 degrees F and bake uncovered for 30 minutes or until the liquid is bubbly and topping is golden brown.

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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven 425 degrees.
• Melt butter.
• Add crackers to butter and stir.
• In oyster liquid add cream, salt and cayenne pepper.
• Butter a 1 quart baking dish.
• Layer 1/3 of crumb mixture and 12 oysters.
• Pour 1/2 of the liquid over the 1st layer.
• Add another 1/3 of the crumbs and 12 oysters and remaining liquid.
• Top with crumbs.
• Bake 15-20 minutes in 425 degrees until browned.

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.