Devilled Oysters Recipe

Ingredients for Devilled Oysters

• 1 pint oysters
• ¼ cup butter
• ¼ cup flour
• 2/3 cup milk
• Yolk 1 egg
• ½ tablespoon finely chopped parsley
• ½ teaspoon salt
• Few grains cayenne
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• Buttered cracker crumbs

Instructions

1. Clean, drain, and slightly chop oysters.
2. Make a sauce of butter, flour, and milk; add egg yolk, seasonings, and oysters.
3. Arrange buttered scallop shells in a dripping-pan, half fill with mixture, cover with buttered crumbs, and bake twelve to fifteen minutes in a hot oven.
4. Deep oyster shells may be used in place of scallop shells.