Recipe Dad's Oyster Dressing (Thanksgiving)

Required Ingredients:

• 2 cups wild rice
• 1/2 pound pork sausage
• 1 bunch green onions, chopped
• 3 stalks celery, chopped
• 1 pint oysters, quartered with liquid reserved
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• salt to taste
• ground black pepper to taste
• 1 pinch paprika

Preparing/Cooking:

• Cook rice in boiling salted water till tender, about 40 minutes.
• Drain, and place in shallow pan.
• Place pan in a 275 degree F(135 degree C) oven to dry out for a few minutes.
• Saute pork in skillet over medium heat.
• Remove pork from pan using a slotted spoon.
• Drain off all but a couple of tablespoons grease.
• Saute onions and celery.
• Add into this a small amount of oyster water from the can if onions and celery get too dry.
• Add in oysters with remaining liqueur.
• Cook 7 - 10 minutes, until oysters curl on edges.
• Drain this mixture in a colander.
• Combine oyster mixture, rice, sausage, chopped parsley, and seasonings to taste.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) till heated through.

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