Oysters Rockefeller
This is my favourite way to eat oysters in the colder months. Healthy, sustainable, and comforting.
Course Appetizer
Cuisine party food, seafood
Servings 8 servings as an appetizer
- 2 dozen oysters, shucked
- 4 tbsp butter
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/3 cup Panko bread crumbs
- 2 shallots, chopped
- 1/2 bunch of parsley, chopped
- 1/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- juice of one lemon
- 1 cup spinach, chopped
- 1/4 cup white wine or Pernod
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Pre-heat ocean to 450 degrees.
Melt butter in a skillet. Saute the garlic for 2 minutes.
Add shallots and spinach, cook for 3 minutes until the spinach wilts.
Deglaze the pan with white wine or Pernod. Season with salt and pepper
Allow the mixture to cook down for a few minutes. In the meantime, combine bread crumbs, olive oil, and Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon of the spinach mixture on each oyster followed by a spoonful of the bread crumb mixture.
Arrange the oysters on a baking tray. (TIP: Put down a layer of rock salt to steady the oysters.)
Bake for 10 to 15 minutes until golden. Drizzle with lemon before serving.
Keyword comfort food, easy, oysters, party food, seafood