Caswell's on the Bay Hangtown
- 1 (16 ounce) package sliced bacon
- 6 ounces butter
- 1 large onion
- 1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms
- 2 tablespoons fresh crushed garlic
- 1 tablespoon fresh minced basil
- 1 quart extra-small Maryland oysters (approximately 35 oysters)
- 12 eggs
- 1 cup fresh grated Parmesan
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- Fennel
- Nasturtiums
- Cut bacon slab in 1/2-inch pieces and saute until crisp.
- Drain fat and put aside.
- In a saute pan, melt 2 ounces of butter.
- Chop and add onion, mushrooms, garlic, and basil.
- Saute until onion is limp.
- Drain and add bacon.
- In another saute pan, melt 2 ounces of butter and add all oysters.
- Cover and saute until oysters firm up.
- Do not overcook.
- Drain.
- In a nonstick fry pan, melt 2 ounces of butter.
- Add eggs.
- With a spatula stir eggs until you see them start to set on the edges.
- Slowly stir in the Parmesan.
- Continue to cook and stir until eggs start to thicken.
- (The purpose is to cause the Parmesan to set in eggs and not go to bottom).
- Spray a 4-quart baking dish with cooking spray.
- Transfer eggs, oysters, and bacon/onion mix from saute pans into the baking dish and add freshly chopped green onion.
- Completely mix all ingredients in the baking dish.
- Cover the baking dish with foil and place in a preheated 400 degree F oven.
- After 10 minutes, remove the foil.
- Bake an additional 3 to 5 minutes to allow moisture to escape and the ingredients to brown slightly.
- Remove from oven.
- Serve at once.
- Garnish with fennel and nasturtiums.
- A viewer, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe.
- The FN chefs have not tested this recipe and therefore, we cannot guarantee the results.
bacon, butter, onion, mushrooms, garlic, basil, oysters, eggs, green onions, fennel
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/caswells-on-the-bay-hangtown-recipe.html (may not work)