OYSTER BREAD DRESSING

OYSTER BREAD DRESSING

1 large loaf stale French bread

1/2 pound saltine crackers

1 cup milk

2 eggs beaten

2 pounds ground pork

1 large chopped onion

1/2 chopped bell pepper

2 stalks celery 

3 minced cloves minced garlic

2 tablespoons flour

2 Tbsp. oil

1 quart oysters, drained

2-3 Tbsp.  Parmesan cheese

Pimentos

Paprika

Soak crumbled bread and crackers in milk, mix well.  Add eggs and stir well.  Brown pork and add onion, bell pepper, celery and garlic, and cook well until wilted.  Make roux with flour and oil.  Add to meat mixture.  Add cracker mixture and mix well.  Halve oysters and gently fold into mixture.  Place in large, shallow baking dish.  Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and garnish with pimiento and paprika.  Cover with foil and bake 25 to 30 minutes at 350°.

12 servings