Comments on: Oysters in a can, alas

Question: Oysters in a can, alas

Listener — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:18:22 -0800

Know any good ways to prepare canned oysters?

They're good for health and convenient to keep on hand, so I want to eat them sometimes. Only question is how to make them delicious, if possible.

By: Ambrosia Voyeur

Ambrosia Voyeur — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:23:29 -0800

Are they smoked? I really like smoked oysters mixed with cream cheese on sandwiches, crackers or toasts, and tossed with spinach, carmelized onions, parmesan cheese and olive oil over pasta.

By: Cool Papa Bell

Cool Papa Bell — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:29:23 -0800

Oyster stuffing

By: The corpse in the library

The corpse in the library — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:43:12 -0800

Ambrosia Voyeur -- do you sauté that delicious-sounding pasta topping?

By: Enroute

Enroute — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:58:51 -0800

Some people (not me) really, really like smoked oysters mixed in with scrambled eggs.

By: Cat Pie Hurts

Cat Pie Hurts — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:59:17 -0800

If they're smoked, mmmm..straight out of the can.

By: oliverst

oliverst — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 17:59:33 -0800

Beef and oyster pie - a traditional English dish from the times when oysters where a 'poor mans' food and used as a filler.

By: Addlepated

Addlepated — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 19:38:23 -0800

Mix with cream cheese, minced onion, and Worcestershire sauce. Spread on crackers.

By: tigerjade

tigerjade — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:56:35 -0800

My dad used to make oyster stew with them. Some low-fat milk, a little butter, and the oysters all heating quite happily on the stove until the milk steamed.

I never actually ate the oysters, though.

By: The GoBotSodomizer

The GoBotSodomizer — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 11:31:33 -0800

I like 'em in an omelet with whichever soft cheese I've got sitting around and some capers.