Sea Food Recipes; How to Cook Oysters in Scalloped Oysters Recipe

Sea food recipes are in abundance on the East Coast. Having lived up and down the East Coast has given me access to some of the best seafood recipes. If you have basic knowledge of how to cook seafood, you will be able to cook up some delicious and healthy recipes.

CRAB CAKES RECIPES

Crab cakes recipes rank at the top favorites for sea food recipes. Although each crab cakes recipe can have a variety of ingredients, I have not tasted any bad ones. Maryland crab cakes are known around the country for their delicious, mostly because of the delicious crab which is harvested locally.

• 1 pound crab meat
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
• 2 eggs
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup bread crumbs
• 2 Tablespoons flour
• 1 Teaspoon Worchestershire sauce

Mix all together, form small flat cakes, and brown in 1/2 inch deep oil in a skillet. Turn once and drain.

SCALLOPED OYSTERS RECIPE

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/3 cup flour
• 1 1/2 Teaspoon paprika
• 1 Teaspoon salt
• 1/8 Teaspoon pepper
• dash red pepper
• 1 medium onion
• 1/2 green pepper
• 1 cloved minced garlic
• 1 Teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 Tablespoon Worchestershire sauce
• 1 quart oysters and juice

Melt butter. Add flour and cook until light brown, stirring constantly. Add paprika, salt and pepper. Add onion, green pepper, and garlic, chopped very fine. Cook slowly for eight minutes. Remove from heat and add lemon juice, Worchestershire sauce, and add oysters, which have been heated in their juice. Put in a greased baking dish, sprinkle with bread crumbs and bake for 40 minutes at 350 degrees.

SHRIMP AND RICE RECIPE

• 5 pounds shrimp, peeled and devined
• 1 pound Polish sausage
• 1 pound bacon
• 1 large onion
• 4 cups rice
• salt/pepper
• kitchen bouquet for color

Slice bacon and sausage into bite size pieces. Dice onion. Brown bacon and drain on paper towel. Brown onion and drain. Brown sausage and drain. Put shrimp in drippings and cook 4-5 minutes. Oil a large pot, add shrimp, drippings, sausage, bacon, onion, rice, salt, pepper and Kitchen bouquet. Stir and barely cover with water. Bring to a boil and stir well. Cover with a lid and cook on low setting for 1 hour and 20 minutes or until rice is tender.

STUFFED CLAM RECIPE

At times we all wonder how to cook seafood while browsing through many sea food recipes so ask friends and family for special recipes. This stuffed clam recipe is delicious.

• 1 Can (10 ounces) chopped clams
• ¼ Cup fine bread crumbs
• 1 Teaspoon parsley
• 2 Tablespoons olive oil
• 2 Cloves minced garlic
• 1 Tablespoon diced onion
• 1/8 Teaspoon salt
• 1/8 Teaspoon oregano
• Parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 375F degrees.

Sauté garlic, onion, parsley, oregano and bread crumbs in olive oil 2 minutes mixing thoroughly.

When onion and garlic start to brown remove from heat and mix with clams, juice and salt.

Spoon into shells and sprinkle lightly with Parmesan cheese.

Place on baking sheet; bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until crusty.

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