Wine Baked Florida Oysters with Florida Blue Crab

Serve with buttered French baguette slices sprinkled with fresh parsley. Recipe courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.

Recipe Ingredients:

1 pint Florida oysters, shucked
1 pound Florida blue crabmeat, lump
1/4 cup Florida onions, finely chopped
1/4 cup white wine or sherry
10 ounces Swiss cheese, grated
1/4 cup seasoned bread crumbs

Cooking Directions:

1. Drain oysters thoroughly and remove any remaining shell particles.
2. In a medium bowl, combine crabmeat with onions, wine and cheese; mix well.
3. Place oysters in baking dish and layer crab-cheese mixture on top.
4. Sprinkle bread crumbs over top and bake in a preheated oven at 450°F (230°C) for 10 minutes or until oyster edges begin to curl.

Makes 4 to 6 servings.

Recipe and photograph courtesy of Florida Agriculture Bureau of Seafood and Aquaculture.