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
Oysters Kilpatrick

Photo: War Department. Army Service Forces. Office of the Chief of Transportation. 3/12/1943-6/11/1946 / Wikimedia Commons / Public domain

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.