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Oysters Kilpatrick

This recipe for oysters kilpatrick was adapted and modernized from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.

Ingredients

  • 1 part tomato sauce
  • 1 part Worcestershire sauce
  • Oysters, shucked and in the shell
  • Bacon, diced small
  • Lemon wedges

Instructions

  1. 1
    Combine the tomato sauce and Worcestershire Sauce.
  2. 2
    Generously place diced bacon over the raw oysters.
  3. 3
    Pour the sauce over the top of the oysters and bacon.
  4. 4
    Fill a pan with rock salt, and nestle the oysters on top.
  5. 5
    Bake the oysters at 180°C until the oysters are firm to the touch and bacon is crispy. Alternatively, the oysters can be placed under a grill with a high heat until firm and bacon is crispy.
  6. 6
    Serve the oysters with either lemon wedges or additional Kilpatrick sauce.

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