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Chef John's Scalloped Oysters Recipe

Recipe by: Chef John

"Some recipes you only make once a year because they're just so-so. Other recipes, like this dish of scalloped oysters, you only make once a year because they're too good."

Directions
Ingredients
Nutrition

Directions

Prep10 m
Cook40 m
Ready In1 h

1Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2Combine saltine crackers and butter in a bowl; stir until all crumbs are saturated with butter.
3Spread 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.
4Sprinkle remaining saltines mixture over the oysters. Drizzle cream slowly and evenly over the top.
5Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

Footnotes

Tip
Aluminum foil helps keep food moist, ensures it cooks evenly, keeps leftovers fresh, and makes clean-up easy.

Ingredients

12 servings
334 cals

3 cups crushed saltine crackers
3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
4 cups shucked small oysters with liquor
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley
1 cup heavy cream

Nutrition

Amount per serving ( 5 total)

Calories:

334

17%
Fat:

24

37%
Carbs:

18.1

6%
Protein:

11.3

23%
Cholesterol:

125

42%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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