Traditional Oysters Rockefeller Recipe
Ingredients:
- 18 large fresh oysters on the half shell
- 6 tablespoons butter or margarine
- 1/2 cups fine dry bread crumbs
- 2 cups fresh spinach leaves, washed and stemmed
- 1/2 cup parsley sprigs
- 1/2 cup diced celery
- 2 tablespoons diced onion
- 1 tablespoon Pernod liqueur
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3 drops liquid red pepper seasoning
- Rock salt
How to cook Traditional Oysters Rockefeller:
- Melt butter or margarine in a small saucepan; add bread crumbs; saute for 1 minute, while stirring constantly.
- Combine butter mixture, spinach, parsley, celery, onion, Pernod, salt, and pepper seasoning in electric blender container. Whirl at high speed, stopping blender to stir contents several times, until mixture is smooth. Pour into a small bowl; refrigerate until ready to use.
- Arrange oysters on a bed of rock salt in six individual heatproof dishes, placing 3 in each dish. (Rock salt steadies oyster shells and retains heat.) Top each oyster with a tablespoonful of spinach mixture.
- Broil 3 minutes, or just until topping is lightly browned and heated through.
- Serve the Oysters Rockefeller at once.
Comments:
Oysters Rockefeller is a famous traditional oyster dish served at many restaurants throughout the United States. The dish consists of oysters on the half-shell that have been topped with various other ingredients (often spinach or parsley, cheese, a rich butter sauce and bread crumbs) and are then baked or broiled.
Tips:
If oysters in the shell are not available, place well-drained canned oysters in scallop shells or small heat-proof serving dishes. Add topping and broil as above.
This recipe for Traditional Oysters Rockefeller serves/makes: 6
Main Ingredient: Oysters
Preparation Method: Broiled/Grilled
Cuisine: American