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Oysters Kilpatrick
This recipe for oysters kilpatrick was adapted and modernized from the 1881 Household Cyclopedia.
Ingredients
- tomato sauce1 part
- worcestershire sauce1 part
- oysters, shucked and in the shell
- bacon, diced small
- lemon wedges, cut into wedges
Quantities are auto-calculated from the original recipe as a guide. Items without numbers (e.g. “to taste”) are not changed.
Method 6 steps
Combine the tomato sauce and Worcestershire Sauce.
Generously place diced bacon over the raw oysters.
Pour the sauce over the top of the oysters and bacon.
Fill a pan with rock salt, and nestle the oysters on top.
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.
Serve the oysters with either lemon wedges or additional Kilpatrick sauce.
Region evidence: Wikipedia/Wikidata — en.wikipedia “Oysters Kirkpatrick” → Wikidata Q7116377 (Oysters Kirkpatrick)

