Oyster and bacon dressing is a classic Southern dish that is believed to have originated in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. It is a creamy, flavorful dressing made with oysters, bacon, celery, onion, and green bell pepper. Also known as oyster stuffing, this dish is typically served over cornbread or rice, and it is a popular side dish for Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners. Oyster and bacon dressing is also a great way to use up leftover oysters from a seafood boil or fry.
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OYSTER-AND-BACON DRESSING
Freshly shucked oysters and their liquor plus a touch of smoky bacon give this traditional Thanksgiving side tons of flavor.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 1h15m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees with a rack in upper third. Brush a shallow 2-quart baking dish with butter.
- Cook bacon in a large skillet over medium until crisp and fat is rendered, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, leaving fat in skillet. Add onion and celery to skillet; season with salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are soft and golden in places, 8 to 10 minutes. Stir in sage and cayenne; cook 30 seconds. Add wine and boil until mostly evaporated, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in cream and reserved oyster liquor; simmer until reduced and thickened slightly, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in oysters; season with salt.
- In a large bowl, toss crackers with melted butter to evenly coat. Sprinkle one-third of cracker mixture evenly in bottom of prepared baking dish. Spoon half of oyster mixture evenly over crackers. Repeat layering with another one-third of cracker mixture and remaining half of oyster mixture. Toss remaining one-third of cracker mixture with parsley; sprinkle evenly over top.
- Bake until golden brown on top and heated through, 20 to 25 minutes (if top is browning too quickly, tent with foil). Sprinkle with bacon and serve immediately.
SMOKED OYSTER AND BACON STUFFING
To stuff your turkey, you'll need 4 cups unbaked stuffing for a 12-pound bird. Stuff it right before roasting and bake remaining stuffing in a 2-quart baking dish.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees, with racks in middle and lower thirds. On 2 rimmed baking sheets, arrange bread in a single layer. Toast until dry and pale golden brown, 10 to 12 minutes. Let cool.
- Meanwhile, lightly butter a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. In a large skillet, melt butter over medium. Add onion, celery, and garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until onion and celery are softened, about 7 minutes. Add oysters, bacon, thyme, and vinegar and cook, stirring, 1 minute. Transfer to a large bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Add parsley, eggs, and bread; stir to combine. Add broth in 2 additions, stirring until absorbed after each addition. Season generously with salt and pepper and transfer stuffing to dish. Bake on middle rack until deep golden brown on top, 25 to 30 minutes. Let sit 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 321 g, Fat 14 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 16 g, SaturatedFat 6 g
BACON & OYSTER STUFFING
Smoky bacon leads the way in this East Coast-inspired stuffing. If you really like oysters, add an extra can. Doubling the oysters will add about 17¢ per serving.-Sherry Thompson, Seneca, South Carolina
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Side Dishes
Time 55m
Yield 12 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- In a large skillet, saute celery and onions in butter until tender. Add the garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add the parsley, sage, thyme, poultry seasoning and pepper., Place bread cubes in a large bowl; add celery mixture and bacon. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, broth, oysters and wine. Add to bread mixture; stir just until moistened., Transfer to a greased 3-qt. baking dish. Cover and bake at 350° for 20 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until lightly browned and a thermometer reads 160°.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 273 calories, Fat 17g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 87mg cholesterol, Sodium 766mg sodium, Carbohydrate 16g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 13g protein.
OYSTER AND BACON STUFFING
Provided by Food Network
Categories side-dish
Time 2h10m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F. Spread out the bread on 2 baking sheets; bake until dried out, about 1 hour, rotating the baking sheets as needed.
- Increase the oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Melt the butter in a large pot over medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove 1/4 cup of the drippings, leaving about 1/2 cup in the pot. Add the onion, celery, carrots and garlic and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes. Remove from the heat and add 1 1/2 cups stock. Add the marjoram and set aside.
- Whisk the remaining 1 1/2 cups stock and the eggs in a large bowl. Add the scallions, parsley, Old Bay, oysters with their liquor and the vegetable-bacon mixture. Add the bread and mix until most of the liquid is absorbed. Season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer the mixture to a 3-quart baking dish. Sprinkle with the parmesan and bake until browned on top, 30 to 40 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before serving.
ROASTED OYSTERS WITH WARM BACON VINAIGRETTE
To me, the only other way to eat oysters, besides simply shucking them fresh and cold, is to grill them. I love the gentle warmth and slight smoke that the grill imparts on a fresh oyster. Adding slightly wilted watercress gives the oyster some structure, notes of green pepper and an added vessel for the vinaigrette. The use of bacon in the vinaigrette drills in the smoky element, while adding both richness and much needed acidity.
Provided by Food Network
Categories appetizer
Time 40m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat a wood-fired or regular oven to 400 degrees F. Fill a 14-inch cast-iron pan with the rock salt.
- Shuck the oysters, keeping them in their bottom shells, then lay them on the rock salt, using care to save as much of the oyster liquor as possible. Place the entire pan in the oven and cook until the oysters are just set, 5 to 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, add the bacon to a medium cast-iron pan, then set over medium-high heat. Cook the bacon until the fat has rendered out and the bacon begins to crisp, about 5 minutes. Add the onions to the pan and turn the heat down to medium-low. Sweat the onions until they have begun to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the mustard, then slowly add the vinegar, stirring. (You will want to stir and swirl the pan as you add the liquid, to help emulsify the mustard and vinegar into the bacon fat.) Add the watercress and stir the mixture to combine and wilt the cress.
- Remove the oysters from the oven. Evenly divide and top each oyster with the bacon vinaigrette.
HERBED OYSTER STUFFING
This classic stuffing doesn't taste fishy at all - the chopped oysters simply lend some depth and moisture. Active time: 1 hr Start to finish: 2 hr
Categories Herb Shellfish Side Bake Thanksgiving Stuffing/Dressing Bacon Oyster Fall Gourmet Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free
Yield Makes 8 to 10 servings or about 10 cups
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- Spread bread cubes in 2 shallow baking pans and bake in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of pans halfway through baking, until golden, 25 to 30 minutes total. Cool bread in pans on racks, then transfer to a large bowl.
- Meanwhile, cook bacon in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp, about 10 minutes. Transfer to paper towels to drain, reserving fat in skillet.
- If bacon renders less than 1/4 cup fat, add enough oil to skillet to total 1/4 cup fat. Cook onions, celery, thyme, sage, garlic, salt, and pepper in fat in skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer to bowl with bread cubes, then stir in bacon, parsley, butter, and oysters. Drizzle with stock, then season with salt and pepper and toss well.
- Transfer stuffing to a buttered 3- to 3 1/2-quart shallow baking dish. Bake, covered, in middle of oven 30 minutes, then uncover and bake until browned, about 30 minutes more.
LUCY BUFFETT'S OYSTER DRESSING
Lucy Buffett and her famous brother, Jimmy, grew up in Mobile, Ala., where seafood from the Gulf of Mexico is a key player in the culinary canon. Mr. Buffett went on to a giant career in music. His sister Lucy opened the freewheeling LuLu's restaurant in Gulf Shores, Ala. When they were children, oyster stuffing was always on the Thanksgiving table. And it still is. "Usually, it's all gone by the end of the day because the kids go back for thirds and fourths, just digging directly into the pan," she said. Ms. Buffett likes to use cornbread with a little sugar in it, often relying on a box mix. But any cornbread recipe will do. The best bread is an inexpensive white loaf from the grocery store that will break down into a smooth texture. The oysters don't have to be from the Gulf of Mexico, but fat Gulf oysters are best for conjuring the brackish low tides and sunsets of the Buffett family youth.
Provided by Kim Severson
Categories stuffing and dressing, side dish
Time 1h15m
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees. Butter a 9-by 13-inch baking dish.
- Crumble cornbread into a large bowl. Tear toasted white or wheat bread into very small pieces, add to cornbread, and toss to combine
- Melt 8 tablespoons butter in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion, celery and bell pepper; sauté, stirring occasionally, for 3 minutes. Cover pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are almost translucent, 5 to 6 minutes. Remove cover, add broth, and cook, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan, for 2 to 3 minutes. Continue to cook mixture for 1 more minute, then remove from heat, add to bread mixture, and stir to combine.
- In a medium bowl, stir together oysters, lemon juice, hot sauce, parsley, sage, salt and white pepper. Add to bread mixture and stir well to combine. If dressing seems too dry, add a little oyster liquor and up to 1/2 cup more chicken broth; mixture should be very moist.
- Pour dressing into greased baking dish. Cut remaining 4 tablespoons butter into small pieces and scatter over top of dressing. Bake until top and sides are browned, 40 to 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 295, UnsaturatedFat 6 grams, Carbohydrate 29 grams, Fat 17 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 8 grams, SaturatedFat 9 grams, Sodium 381 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 1 gram
OYSTERS 'N' BACON
A great hot appetizer to serve for company. Oysters wrapped in bacon, and baked in a garlicky sauce.
Provided by KETURA
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Pork Bacon Appetizers
Time 30m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until shrunken, but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain.
- Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
- In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the sugar, soy sauce and garlic with a fork. Wrap each oyster with a piece of bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Place wrapped oysters into the dish with the sauce.
- Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sauce has thickened and bacon is nicely crisped at the edges.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.9 calories, Carbohydrate 8.3 g, Cholesterol 51.4 mg, Fat 9.2 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 12 g, SaturatedFat 2.9 g, Sodium 1397.9 mg, Sugar 4.4 g
BACON, MUSHROOM, AND OYSTER STUFFING
I could never find the right oyster stuffing recipe, so I made my own with bacon, onion, mushrooms, and oysters. It is great with grilled turkey.
Provided by rhondarella
Categories Side Dish Stuffing and Dressing Recipes Oyster Stuffing and Dressing
Time 55m
Yield 16
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Place bacon in a large, deep skillet; cook over medium-high heat until evenly brown. Remove bacon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Reserve drippings in the skillet.
- Add the butter to the bacon drippings and melt over medium-high heat. Cook the onion, garlic, and mushrooms in the butter and drippings until the onion has caramelized, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour the wine into the skillet; allow the wine to warm; remove from heat.
- Place the stuffing cubes in a large bowl. Pour the vegetable mixture over the cubes. Add the chicken stock. Fold the oysters into the mixture. Transfer the stuffing to a 9x13 inch baking dish.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown on top, about 30 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 231.2 calories, Carbohydrate 21.9 g, Cholesterol 35.6 mg, Fat 11.1 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 5.3 g, Sodium 758 mg, Sugar 3 g
MOM'S OYSTER DRESSING/STUFFING
The best thing about a stuffed turkey is the oyster dressing. My grandma (Gigi) and mom would argue every year as to whether it was better made with cornbread cubes or regular bread. I prefer regular bread, but you decide for yourself.
Provided by Krsi Sue
Categories European
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Heat milk, butter, and oyster liquid in small pan.
- Combine bread cubes, celery, onion, spices, and oysters. (You may cut up the oysters if they are too large for you.).
- Add liquid and stir.
- Stuff poultry or place in greased foil lined baking dish.
- Bake 350 degrees for 1 hour, or until poultry is done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 363.3, Fat 20.3, SaturatedFat 11.4, Cholesterol 84.5, Sodium 1272.2, Carbohydrate 32.6, Fiber 2, Sugar 3.3, Protein 12.8
MOM'S OLD-FASHIONED OYSTER DRESSING
Oh, so many memories of family gathered around Mom's large dining room table for special occasions and holiday come to mind when I make this delicious recipe! Everyone said Mom made the BEST oyster dressing, but she also remembered those who didn't eat oysters and made just plain dressing for them. Just be sure to check oysters...
Provided by Win Spicer
Categories Other Side Dishes
Time 45m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- 1. In large pot, melt butter over medium heat. Saute' onions and celery. Add chicken broth and liquid from oysters. Remove from heat.
- 2. Add chopped oysters, bread crumbs, and all seasonings. Stir to mix well. If too moist, add more bread pieces. Taste and adjust seasonings.
- 3. Grease casserole and add dressing, smoothing the top. Another option would be to make large balls of dressing and place in casserole.
- 4. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until nicely browned.
- 5. Serve warm and enjoy!
Tips:
- Fresh ingredients make all the difference. Use the freshest oysters and bacon you can find to ensure the best flavor.
- Don't overcook the oysters. They should be cooked just until they are opaque, about 3-4 minutes.
- Use a good quality bread for the dressing. A sturdy bread, such as a French baguette or sourdough, will hold up well in the dressing.
- Season the dressing to taste. Add more salt, pepper, or herbs as desired.
- Serve the dressing warm or at room temperature. It can be made ahead of time and reheated before serving.
Conclusion:
Oyster and bacon dressing is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for any occasion. It is a great way to use up leftover oysters and bacon, and it is sure to be a hit with your family and friends. Whether you serve it as a side dish or a main course, this dressing is sure to impress.
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