Pigs in Blankets
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Preheat the broiler.
Season the oysters slightly.
Wrap each oyster in a slice of bacon, securing it with a toothpick.
Broil and serve
Broil until the bacon is crispy.
Serve on hot toast.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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What each ingredient does
- Oysters
- Form the central filling, giving a briny, savoury flavour once cooked through.
- Bacon
- Renders fat that crisps and browns under high heat, adding salty, smoky flavour and crunch.
The step that matters
Broil until the bacon is crispy. Bacon needs enough high heat to render its fat and brown, but oysters cook quickly and turn rubbery if left too long. Watch closely so the bacon crisps while the oysters stay tender.
“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.
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