Dad's Oyster Dressing

What holiday dinner would be complete without Dad's dressing packed with wild rice and oysters?

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2 cups wild rice

1/2 pound pork 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

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 pork in skillet over medium heat.Remove pork 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.

Dad's Oyster Dressing

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