
Sauted Oysters Recipe
- Put
- 1 pint oysters in strainer over a bowl and over them pour
- 2 tablespoons cold water, reserving liquid. Pick over oysters, removing any bits of shell that may adhere to tough muscle. Crush
- 5 common crackers on board with rolling pin or put through food chopper, and sift the
- Crumbs. There should be½ cup. Coat each oyster with the cracker crumbs. Saute in
Cover
8 slices of toast, cut in three strips each, with
Celery sauce, and serve an oyster on each piece of toast.
CELERY SAUCE
Separate stalks from
2 roots celery and wash thoroughly. Cut lengthwise and crosswise in small pieces. There should be 1 1/3 cups. Put in saucepan with
3 cups water and
1 teaspoon salt and cook 20 minutes or until tender.
Drain, reserving both liquid and celery. To
Liquid add
Chicken stock to make 2 cups or
Water to make 2 cups and
1 chicken bouillon cube. Melt in saucepan, chafing dish or electric grill
3 tablespoons butter. Add
3 tablespoons flour mixed with
3/4 teaspoon salt and
1/8 teaspoon pepper. Stir until smooth and add the
2 cups celery water and chicken stock. Stir and boil 1 minute. Add
Cooked celery and bring to boiling point. Mix
1 egg yolk and
2/3 cup cream. Add to first mixture and cook 2 minutes over hot water, stirring constantly.
