Dad's Oyster Dressing recipe

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Ingredients

2 cups wild rice
½ pound pork sausage
1 bunch green onions, chopped
2 stalks diced celery
1 pint unopened, fresh, live medium oysters
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
salt to taste
ground black pepper to taste
2 pinches paprika

Nutrition Info

232.6 calories
carbohydrate: 33 g
cholesterol: 26.3 mg
fat: 6 g
fiber: 3.5 g
protein: 12.9 g
saturatedFat: 1.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 169.4 mg
sugar: 2.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Open and quarter the oysters. Reserve the liquid.

  2. Cook rice in boiling salted water till tender, about 40 minutes. Drain, and place in shallow pan. Place pan in a 275 degree F(135 degree C) oven to dry out for a few minutes.

  3. Saute pork in skillet over medium heat. Remove pork from pan using a slotted spoon. Drain off all but a couple of tablespoons grease.

  4. Saute onions and celery. Add into this a small amount of oyster liqueur if onions and celery get too dry. Add in oysters with remaining liqueur. Cook 7 - 10 minutes, until oysters curl on edges. Drain this mixture in a colander.

  5. Combine oyster mixture, rice, sausage, chopped parsley, and seasonings to taste.

  6. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) till heated through.

Recipe Yield

8 servings

Recipe Note

What holiday dinner would be complete without Dad's dressing packed with wild rice and oysters?

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