Cookbook:Oysters Kilpatrick

This recipe for oysters kilpatrick was adapted and modernized from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.

Ingredients

 * 1 part tomato sauce
 * 1 part Worcestershire sauce
 * Oysters, shucked and in the shell
 * Bacon, diced small
 * Lemon wedges

Procedure

 * 1) Combine the tomato sauce and Worcestershire Sauce.
 * 2) Generously place diced bacon over the raw oysters.
 * 3) Pour the sauce over the top of the oysters and bacon.
 * 4) Fill a pan with rock salt, and nestle the oysters on top.
 * 5) Bake the oysters at 180°C until the oysters are firm to the touch and bacon is crispy. Alternatively, the oysters can be placed under a grill with a high heat until firm and bacon is crispy.
 * 6) Serve the oysters with either lemon wedges or additional Kilpatrick sauce.