9 oysters kilpatrick on a bed of rock salt served with a wedge of lemon

Oysters Kilpatrick is a simple and delicious Australian dish and my favourite way to eat oysters! Fresh shucked oysters served in the shell and topped with bacon bits and Kilpatrick sauce!

Living in a small rural town, fresh seafood is few and far between but luckily every now and then a seafood lorry comes to town. This week I was able to get some fresh oysters from Jetts Seafood and Oysters Kilpatrick was the first thing on my mind!

How to Make Oysters Kilpatrick

There are only three small basic steps to a simple Oysters Kilpatrick recipe

Step One – fry bacon until slightly crispy

Step Two – mix together tomato sauce (ketchup), worcestershire, and tabasco to make the sauce

Step Three – top fresh, shucked oysters with sauce and bacon bits and cook

raw oysters topped with kilpatrick sauce and bacon bits on a baking tray
If you’re using an air fryer for this recipe you can use scrunched up foil instead of rock salt to keep the oysters level

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9 oysters kilpatrick on a bed of rock salt served with a wedge of lemon

Oysters Kilpatrick

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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Appetiser
Cuisine Australian
Servings 2 serves

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 rashers shortcut bacon finely diced
  • 2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce ketchup
  • 3 drops tabasco sauce
  • 12 oysters shucked and in half shell
  • rock salt to cook and serve
  • lemon to serve (optional)

Instructions
 

  • Heat oil in a frying pan over medium heat and cook bacon until it starts to crisp and brown slightly. Remove from pan and set aside. In a small bowl, stir together worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce and tabasco

For Oven

  • Spread rock salt out over a baking tray or dish and gently nestle oysters in the salt to keep them level. Alternatively, you can use a layer of scrunched up foil

For Air Fryer

  • Line air fryer tray or basket with a sheet of scrunched up foil. Nestle oysters into foil to keep them level

Continue for Both Methods

  • Evenly spoon sauce over oysters and top with bacon bits. Cook in oven or air fryer at 200℃ for 5-8 mins or until sauce is bubbling. Serve oysters on a plate of rock salt with lemon.
Keyword Easy, Finger Food, Light Meals, Seafood Recipes

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