Baked Talaba is a short but luscious recipe. The only major step in this recipe includes is stuffing the oysters and then baking them. The seafood lovers are surely gonna love this recipe as the cheese-topped oysters are a big blessing for the seafood freaks.
If you are successful in making the perfect oysters, everyone will feel like they are coming directly from some huge restaurant made by a master chef.
The dish looks absolutely elegant on your dining table and if you are trying to find out recipes for the appetizers, you must go for this one to decorate your platter or the dining table.
Baked Talaba Recipe is also a healthy one as the seafood provides you with essential nutrients and energy as well. Baking of Talaba is a short process as the baking needs only 10-15 minutes. Once baked, the melted cheese at the top of the oysters looks absolutely precious.
Cleaning the Oyster
The oysters were first cleaned and all the waste are removed from them. Then you can wash it under fresh tap water. Keep the washed oysters aside and prepare the baking dish.
Putting all the washed oysters in the pan and filling them with water is essential. This helps them to get cooked well and they will not lose their moisture to dry out. Also, the burning of the baked tilapia will be avoided in this way.
Frying the garlic
Frying the minced garlic in the heated melted butter is super easy and necessary for the coating of the oysters. You first melt the butter in the pan and then add the minced garlic into the heated butter. The time garlic turns a golden brown, turn off the heat and then cot this mixture at the top of the oysters.
Stuffing the Oysters
The oysters are stuffed with cheese and the breadcrumbs in a fair quantity. The breadcrumbs make the oysters crispy and therefore every bite is so worth having.
Stuffing the oysters is my favorite step in this Talaba recipe. You can either use a spoon or your hands for this purpose but avoid spoiling your dish in hurry or in carelessness.
Benefits of the Seafood
Seafood appetizers are healthier than the other ones as it contains essential nutrients that are really important in your life.
Calcium and vitamins are good for your nutrition and oysters also contain magnesium and salt necessary for body growth. So, if you make this dish you will get both the benefits f satisfying the craving and getting healthier nutrients.
Sprinkle the cheese on the top
The cheese-topped oysters are my personal favorite. The cheese bites are fun to have and when this baked talaba is served in the brunch, it turns out to be great fun.
I am a huge freak of the baked Talaba and even my siblings are used to requesting me to make it for them. The breadcrumbs are a booster in the recipe and the people whole love to have crunch in their meals, this recipe is definitely for them.
INGREDIENTS
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 6 Oysters retain half shell
- 2 tablespoon butter
Method to make the Baked Talaba Recipe
- To do some prep work you must spare some time and get the oysters and Talaba cleaned and prepared.
- To clean them properly, you must wash them under fresh tap running water.
- Then you need a baking dish in the next step. Arrange all the cleaned oysters in this baking dish and fill them with water.
- Take a baking pan and add butter to it. The butter is melted in the pan while the heat is kept low.
- Once the butter is melted completely throw your minced garlic in the pan and stir fry until it gets good color.
- Now turn off the heat and spread this garlic and butter mixture at the top of each of the oysters present in the baking dish.
- Bring the breadcrumbs and cheese and fill the oyster with the cheese first and then insert a good quantity of breadcrumbs in each oyster.
- Put the baking dish in the oven which you have already preheated at 375 degrees this is the best temperature for baking your oysters.
- Continue baking for 15 minutes and as you see the cheese is melted, take it out of the oven and serve hot.
Conclusion
This baked Talaba recipe deserves at least one try on behalf as it has certain plus points including short prep and cooking time, more yielding, and easy serving.
It can be proved to be a complete meal and you will not need another one after having this one as the cheese makes it heavier and fills your stomach.
The cheese is the best part of this recipe and there is no debate about the fact that the cheese and the breadcrumbs are the major ingredients that make these oysters appetizing and attractive.
FAQs?
For how long we can keep the Baked Talaba?
You can keep the baked Talaba in the refrigerator for just a few days like 3-4 days but you have to reheat the leftovers every time you want to eat it as the cheese is needed to melt again.
Do we wash the oysters before using them?
Yes, it is better to clean the Talaba and oysters before using them or baking them. They are cleaned first and then tap running water is used to wash them before stuffing and baking.
What is used to top the Talaba?
The garlic butter sauce and the cheese are used to top the Talaba or the oysters. This Talaba or the oyster gets yummy when the cheese melts in the oven.
Baked Talaba Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Breadcrumbs
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 6 Oysters retain half shell
- 2 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- To do some prep work you must spare some time and get the oysters and Talaba cleaned and prepared.
- To clean them properly, you must wash them under fresh tap running water.
- Then you need a baking dish in the next step. Arrange all the cleaned oysters in this baking dish and fill them with water.
- Take a baking pan and add butter to it. The butter is melted in the pan while the heat is kept low.
- Once the butter is melted completely throw your minced garlic in the pan and stir fry until it gets good color.
- Now turn off the heat and spread this garlic and butter mixture at the top of each of the oysters present in the baking dish.
- Bring the breadcrumbs and cheese and fill the oyster with the cheese first and then insert a good quantity of breadcrumbs in each oyster.
- Put the baking dish in the oven which you have already preheated at 375 degrees this is the best temperature for baking your oysters.
- Continue baking for 15 minutes and as you see the cheese is melted, take it out of the oven and serve hot.
