Oyster Dressing

Ingredients

• 4 ounces butter
• 2 cups onions, finely chopped
• 1 cup celery, finely chopped
• 1 cup green onion, thinly sliced
• 1 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced
• 4 dozen oysters, chopped
• 1/2 cup parsley, finely chopped
• 1 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
• 1/2 cup pecorino romano cheese, grated
• 3 cups coarse unseasoned bread crumbs
• 1 1/2 cups oyster liquor
• 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Recipe

• 1 melt the butter over medium heat. saute the onions, celery, green onions and garlic until tender, stirring frequently.
• 2 gradually add the chopped oysters. cook about 4 minutes, constantly stirring.
• 3 add the parsley; stir. lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
• 4 add the cheese and pepper; stir.
• 5 remove from the heat and begin stirring in the bread crumbs a little at a time.
• 6 add the pecans and oyster liquor and stir.
• 7 cover and let stand for 3-5 minutes.
• 8 salt to taste. the dressing can be stuffed into the fowl of your choice, or it can be served as a side dish with seafood.
• 9 to serve as a casserole, spoon the dressing into a buttered casserole dish, sprinkle the top with unseasoned bread crumbs, dot with butter and bake at 350f for 20 minutes.