Sausages With Smoked Oysters And Bacon Recipes

SMOKY BACON WRAPS

Steps:

• Cut each bacon strip in half widthwise. Wrap one piece of bacon around each sausage. , Place in a foil-lined 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with brown sugar. Bake, uncovered, at 400° until bacon is crisp and sausage is heated through, 30-40 minutes.

SMOKED OYSTER AND BACON STUFFING

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.

PETITE SMOKED OYSTER STEW W/BACON, POTATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• Cut up unpeeled potatoes into bite-sized cubes and boil til tender in small saucepan. Once water starts to boil, will only take about 4 minutes.Check them with a knife for tenderness.
• *While potatoes are boiling, saute chopped onion in butter til tender.
• Drain saucepan of potato water keeping potatoes in there.
• Add half and half, milk, boullion, garlic powder, pepper, oysters and cooked onions with the butter and juices.
• Heat over LOW heat til heated through.
• Stirring gently ocaisionally.
• *I just use a fork to lift and drain the oysters out of the can, and what's ever on them oil-wise, is fine. Just adds flavor anyways! If your stew is too oily on top, just skim off with a spoon, or don't worry about it! The crackers will absorb that! ;).
• Garnish heavily, each bowl with bacon.
• Serve with oyster crackers or saltines.
• Some like a little hot sauce served with on the side, too.
• *If using bacon that you have on hand that has been precooked, just wrap in papertowel and microwave about 10 seconds. (Thaw cooked bacon first if using it from your freezer and it's not already thawed.).

SAUSAGES WITH SMOKED OYSTERS AND BACON

Steps:

• Poach the sausages in water for about 15 minutes or until just cooked; cool.
• Slit the sausages almost in half and fill with the oysters; wrap the sausages in the bacon.
• Barbecue or grill, turning, until the bacon is cooked and sizzling.

BACON-WRAPPED COCKTAIL SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Heat 2 inches vegetable oil in a large wide pot over medium-high heat until a deep-fry thermometer registers 360˚. Wrap each sausage with a piece of bacon and secure with a toothpick.
• Bring the preserves and barbecue sauce to a simmer in a small saucepan. Keep warm over low heat.
• Set a rack on a rimmed baking sheet. Working in batches, add the sausages to the hot oil and fry until the bacon is browned and crisp, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove to the prepared baking sheet using a slotted spoon. Return the oil to 360˚ between batches.
• Remove the toothpicks and toss the sausages with the pineapple barbecue sauce.

SMOKED OYSTERS AND BACON

Steps:

• Briefly blanch oysters by filling half-shells with water from a boiling kettle and draining after two minutes by turning upside down for a few minutes then lightly patting dry with a paper towel. They might fall out of the shell while doing this so use a clean surface.
• Drizzle about a 1/4 teaspoon of olive oil over each oyster and place a few small slices of bacon in each one.
• Prepare fish smoker with the woodchips and smoke oysters for 15 minutes.