Medium French Snack

Chef John's Scalloped Oysters

Name: Chef John's Scalloped Oysters
Prep time: 17 min
Cook time: 44 min
Total time: 61 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 3 cups crushed saltine crackers; 0.75 cups unsalted butter , melted; 4 cups shucked small oysters with liquor; 0.13 teaspoons cayenne pepper; salt and ground black pepper to taste; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley; 1 cup heavy cream

Total Time

1h 1m

17m prep · 44m cook

Servings

4 people

Rating

—

Difficulty

Medium

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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.

Ingredients

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

Instructions

1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
2

Combine saltine crackers and butter in a bowl; stir until all crumbs are saturated with butter.
3

Spread 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.
4

Sprinkle remaining saltines mixture over the oysters. Drizzle cream slowly and evenly over the top.
5

Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.