Title: Taco Oysters
Categories: Mexican Appetizer Blank
Yield: 6 Servings

		Rock salt
36		Raw oysters on the half
		Shell
15	oz	Can of tomato sauce
3	tb	Lemon juice
1	tb	Sugar
3/4	ts	Salt
1/2	ts	Ground black pepper
1/2	ts	Tabasco
18		Slices of bacon, cut into
		4 pieces, partially fried
1	c	Finely grated, extra old
		Cheddar cheese

At the bottom of a shallow ovenproof dish, sprinkle some rock salt. Place the oyster halves on top of the salt, in the dish. In a medium bowl, combine the tomato sauce, lemon juice, sugar, salt, pepper and tabasco sauce. Place an equal amount of this mixture over each of the oysters. Put 2 pieces of the partially fried bacon on top of the sauce on each oyster. Sprinkle the grated cheese over top. Cook this dish in a preheated 450F oven for about 8 minutes, or until they are done.

Source: Adapted by Deborah Kuhnen from '100 Mexican Dishes', edited by Grace Teed Kent. By David Rhodes on May 8, 1997

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