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Serves/Makes: 2

Ingredients:

• 8 fresh oysters (in shells)
• Pickling salt
• 3 tablespoons (45 mL) dry white wine
• 1 tablespoon (15 mL) butter
• 1 tablespoon (15 mL) flour
• 1 cup (250 mL) boiled fresh spinach, drained, grossly chopped and seasoned with salt and pepper
• 3 tablespoons (45 mL) fine breadcrumbs
• 2 tablespoons (30 mL) grated Gruyere cheese
• Pinch of nutmeg

How to cook:

• Open-up oyster shells; remove oysters from shells, reserving oysters, juice and half of shells, into a small saucepan.
• Spread some pickling salt onto a baking sheet.
• Clean and wipe dry deep half of shells, arrange onto pickling salt and reserve.
• Pour dry white wine into saucepan, over oysters; slowly poach oysters for 1 to 2 minutes, over medium-high heat.
• Remove oyster from cooking liquid; reserve both, oysters and cooking liquid, separately.
• Prepare white sauce.
• Preheat oven broiler.
• Evenly cover the bottom of each reserved half shells with cooked spinach; top with 1 oyster.
• Coat spinach with white sauce; evenly sprinkle with breadcrumbs and cheese.
• Broil in oven until golden brown.
• Sprinkle with nutmeg.
• Serve, hot.

White Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 tablespoon (15 mL) butter
• 1 tablespoon (15 mL) flour
• 1 cup (250 mL) milk
• Strained reserved cooking liquid
• A little salt
• Nutmeg, to taste

White Sauce Preparation:

• In a small saucepan, melt butter; stir in flour.
• Pour in milk, cooking liquid, a little salt and nutmeg.
• Simmer over low heat, until thickened.

This recipe for Grated Oysters in Shells serves/makes: 2

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Main Ingredient: Oysters
Preparation Method: Broiled/Grilled