Recipe

Hangtown Fry Recipe

	Cheryilyn / All my dishes 3 months, 3 weeks ago Hangtown fry could possibly be the first California cuisine. It consists of fried breaded oysters, eggs, and fried bacon, cooked together like an omelet. In the gold-mining camps of the late 1800s, Hangtown Fry was a one-skillet meal for hungry miner... More Cook:10m Servings:1	Cheryilyn
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Ingredients

1 egg, beaten

1 tablespoon milk

Breading mixture of cracker crumbs and bread crumbs

Vegetable Oil

3 oysters

2 slices bacon

2 eggs

2 T. heavy cream

Directions

In a small bowl, beat 1 egg with the milk.

Dip the oysters in egg/milk mixture and then breading. Pan-fry until three-fourths cooked. While doing this, fry the bacon in another skillet until just before it becomes crisp.

Beat 2 eggs and cream lightly.

Place the bacon like railroad tracks off-center in a frying pan, pour a bit of the egg over the bacon.

Place the oysters on bacon and pour the remaining eggs over.

Cook and then fold the omelets over.

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Comments

bambi123 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Wow... this sounds interesting... im not too fond of oysters though

mystic_river1 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Love it and love the history...thanks for post little girls!

saltymike 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
FUNNY......We just called this an oyster omelet. I never knew it had a special name...Great post, thanks.

clbacon 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Wow! I konw I'm gonna LOVE this!

hayleesgrandma 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
We love oysters, this sounds wonderful.

gingerlea 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
OMG!!!!!!!!! Gotta be good if has oysters!!!!!!!

pieplate 3 months, 3 weeks ago said:
My grandmother grew up in San Francisco, and she loved this! This sounds a lot better than what she cooked, though.

wolfpackjack 3 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Holy smokes batman... this is super post... I love it...dave

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