After finding that the Mantra restaurant has “Oysters and Bubbles” on a Monday night, reminded me of the versatility of oysters, from natural, Kilpatrick, Mornay and this one, Bell Pepper oysters. The alternative name for this dish is ‘Oysters Casino’.
Oysters are plentiful and cheap. You can buy a bottle of shelled oysters for less than B. 200. This recipe calls for the oysters to be baked at 450 degrees, so no worries about eating raw oysters either.
Cooking Method
Put a layer of rock salt along the bottom of a baking dish. Embed the 24 oyster shells on the rock salt and now place the oysters on the shells. In a small mixing bowl, cream butter; blend in onion, parsley, and green pepper. Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and add salt and black pepper to taste. Spoon butter mixture on to oysters and top each with a small piece of the partially cooked bacon. Bake at 450 degrees until bacon is crisp and oysters have curled at the edges. Serve with additional lemon juice.
| Ingredients | serves 4 |
| 24 oysters and 24 shells | |
| Butter | 1 cup |
| Chopped onions | ½ cup |
| Chopped fresh parsley | 1/3 cup |
| Green bell pepper finely chopped | 2 tbspns |
| Bacon, partially cooked, cut in quarters | 6 strips |
| Rock salt | |
| Fresh lemon juice | |
| Salt and cracked black pepper | |
