Oysters Judic Style

Origin: Montevideo

Source: Adela Castell, 1890

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Open three dozen oysters and collect their liquor, pressing it through a cloth.
  2. Heat the liquor to near boiling and put the oysters into it for four minutes.
  3. Drain the oysters at once and place them in a fire-resistant dish with a piece of butter and an adobo (seasoning mixture) of fine herbs and chopped mushrooms, a tablespoon of pure olive oil, and a strong seasoning of pepper and nutmeg.
  4. Cover with a layer of grated stale bread crumb and keep over a gentle fire, covered with a portable stove holding a lively fire.
  5. When the crumb is golden, take off the fire and serve, sprinkling the oysters with lemon juice.

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