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Beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
Posted By: Vic Roy
Date: Thursday, 23 December 2004, at 7:59 p.m.
Yankees getting surly, Timmy slinging insults, snow on their minds. Ric finally moving South. Expanation of 3 phase current. Roland in sunny Guam. It happens every year. We need to get together and buy an island where it's warm and just go there.
The high in Coonassland today was about 35. Supposed to get colder over the weekend. Al Gore, my hanging chad is for you.
So after our office party at noon today, me & snow hauled pot plants into the shop and I lit the fireplace and opened a bottle of good port. Son Capt. Brent brought some oysters from his secret hole and I shucked them. Ate a few raw, perfect. Then did the oyster saute' for me & the Bride just now, modifying the recipe some since the oysters were so big and fat. Best ever, so here goes for big, fat oysters:
Take a cast iron skillet and half cover the bottom with extra virgin olive oil. Melt about a third of a stick of real butter in with the oil. Chop 4 pods fresh garlic and put in along with 3 green onions chopped and a chopped half celrey stick. Put in some Tony Chacerie's and some Crystal hot sauce, just a little. Saute' the veggies in the oil and butter for a while (20-30 minutes, and you have to stir it all the time with a spatula or you burn it) until clear, then pour your oyster liquor (the juice from the shucked oysters sitting in a bowl, let all the crud sink to the bottom and just use the clear liquor) in along with some dry wine and cook down. Wash the oysters one by one under tap water to get all the shell fragments and pearls out, then drain the oysters in a collendar real good. When the saute' is cooked down to the point it is as thick as it's gonna get without burning, put the oysters in and raise the heat some. Cook them till they curl, or about 4 minutes, turn them and cook another minute at the most. Serve with buttered, toasted french bread.
Will make you forget the cold.
Merry Christmas and happy holidays to you, the Faithful. May we have as many laughs in the new year.
UV
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