Chicken & oyster casserole
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 lg Fryer (about 3 lbs.) cut up
- 1/4 c All-purpose flour
- 1 1/4 ts Salt
- 1/4 ts White pepper
- 2 tb Shortening
- 1/2 c Boiling water
- 1/2 c Heavy cream
- 18 Oysters
- 2 tb Toasted slivered blanched
Instructions:
-almonds Reserve back wings and neck of chicken for later use. Wash remaining pieces and dry. Dredge with flour mixed with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Brown on all sides in hot fat. Remove to 2-quart casserole. Add boiling water cover and bake in preheated moderate oven (350 F.) for 1 hour or until tender. Add cream remaining salt and pepper and the oysters. Cover and bake for 10 minutes longer. Sprinkle with almonds and serve at once with hot baking powder biscuits if desired. Makes 4 servings. From: Steve Herrick Source: [Woman's Day Encyclopedia of Cookery - Vol. 2]
