South Jersey Oyster Pie

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 1/2 pound bacon
• 1 double crust ready-to-use pie crust
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 small green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup heavy cream
• 24 oysters, shucked with liquid reserved
• 1/2 teaspoon seafood seasoning (such as old bay®), or more to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 50 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 15 mins


• cook the bacon in a large, deep skillet over medium-high heat until golden brown, about 10 minutes; remove to a paper towel-lined plate to drain, reserving the drippings. crumble the bacon.
• preheat an oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). line a 9-inch pie pan with 1 of the pie crusts.
• heat 1 tablespoon of the reserved bacon drippings in a skillet over medium-low heat; add the onion, celery, garlic, and green pepper to the hot drippings, cover, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. remove the cooked vegetables to a bowl. increase heat to medium and stir 3 tablespoons of the reserved drippings and the flour together in the skillet to make a thick paste. slowly pour the cream and 1 cup of the reserved liquid from the oysters into the paste; cook and stir until a thick gravy forms. fold the bacon, oysters, and vegetables into the mixture; season with seafood seasoning. pour the mixture into the prepared pie crust. cover with the remaining crust.
• bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 30 minutes.