Dad's Oyster Dressing

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 cups wild rice
• 1/2 pound lamb sausage
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 2 stalks diced celery
• 1 pint unopened, fresh, live medium oysters
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 2 pinches paprika

Recipe

• open and quarter the oysters. reserve the liquid.
• cook rice in boiling salted water till tender, about 40 minutes. drain, and place in shallow pan. place pan in a 275 degree f(135 degree c) oven to dry out for a few minutes.
• saute lamb in skillet over medium heat. remove lamb from pan using a slotted spoon. drain off all but a couple of tablespoons grease.
• saute onions and celery. add into this a small amount of oyster liqueur if onions and celery get too dry. add in oysters with remaining liqueur. cook 7 - 10 minutes, until oysters curl on edges. drain this mixture in a colander.
• combine oyster mixture, rice, sausage, chopped parsley, and seasonings to taste.
• bake at 350 degrees f (175 degrees c) till heated through.