Scalloped Oysters

Name: Scalloped Oysters
Yield: 6 portions
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon dried thyme leaves, crumbled; Dash of Tabasco sauce; ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 7 tablespoons heavy or whipping cream; Salt, to taste; 1 teaspoon Chopped fresh Italian (flat-leaf) parsley; ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter; 7 tablespoons heavy or whipping cream; 2 cups shucked oysters in their liquor; 1¾ cups saltine cracker crumbs; 2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped

Preparation info

6
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

A Northeastern classic (originally called a chowder), this makes a lovely luncheon dish that should be accompanied by a bright green salad.

Ingredients

10 tablespoons (1¼ sticks) unsalted butter
2 shallots, peeled and finely chopped
1¾

Fish course
Pescatarian
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Melt the butter in a medium-size skillet. Add the shallots and wilt over medium heat for 5 minutes. Remove the skillet from the heat and using a fork, stir in the cracker crumbs.
Spread half the crumb mixture over t