Recipe - Pan-Fried Oysters And Bacon

12 Oysters
3 sl Bacon
1 Egg
1 tablespoon Water
2/3 cup Onions
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
One half cup Stock
1 tablespoon Oil
2 tablespoon Oil

1. Shell oysters. Cut each bacon strip crosswise in 4 sections. Wrap bacon
around each oyster.

2. Beat egg lightly with water; then dip wrapped oysters in mixture to
coat.

3. Chop onions. In a cup, blend cornstarch, soy sauce and cold stock to a
paste.

4. Heat oil. Gently add oysters and brown well on both sides. Drain on
paper toweling. Keep warm. Pour off and discard bacon fat.

5. Heat remaining oil. Add onions and stirfry until translucent. Then stir
in cornstarch paste to thicken. Pour sauce over oysters and serve.

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.