Spanish Oysters Recipe 

from All About Cuban Cooking, courtesy of Josefina Alvarez

20 Maryland Oysters, with oyster liquor

3 tablespoons butter or margarine

1 medium onion

2 tablespoons chopped green bell pepper

2 cloves garlic

1/2 teaspoon oregano

1 bay leaf

4 ounces clam juice

2 tablespoons lemon juice

4 ounces tomato sauce

1/4 cup cherry wine

10 green pimento stuffed olives for garnish

1 teaspoon capers, optional

In a frying pan, place butter, onion, bell pepper, garlic, black pepper, oregano and bay leaf, cook until soft for about 5 minutes.  Add clam juice, lemon juice and tomato sauce, cook for 3 minutes more until they become firm and curled edges.  Garnish with olives and capers.

serve with soda crackers or toasted bread

serves 4

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