Oysters Bienville
From waterlily 16 years agoIngredients
- 1/4 c unsalted sweet cream butter shopping list
- 4 green onions, chopped shopping list
- 2 T chopped fresh parsley shopping list
- 2-4 garlic cloves, crushed shopping list
- 1/2 c thinly sliced mushrooms shopping list
- 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined, and boiled; chopped fine shopping list
- 1/4 c unbleached or all-purpose flour shopping list
- 1 cup heavy cream shopping list
- 2 egg yolks, beaten until light & frothy shopping list
- 1/4 cup sherry shopping list
- freshly ground black pepper to taste shopping list
- 1/2 - 1 t cayenne, ground or crushed shopping list
- salt to taste shopping list
- 1/2 c parmesan cheese, grated shopping list
- 1/4-1/3 dry bread crumbs shopping list
- 1/2 t salt shopping list
- 24 oysters, shucked shopping list
- 24 well-scrubbed oyster shells shopping list
- rock salt shopping list
How to make it
- In a large heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add green onions, parsley, garlic, mushrooms and shrimp.
- Cook until vegetables are translucent and liquid has cooked off, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in flour and blend, cook about 4 minutes, stirring almost constantly.
- Slowly stir in cream, continue stirring until combined.
- Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes.
- Set aside.
- Combine cheese, bread crumbs, and 1/2 t salt, set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Line a large baking pan with rock salt.
- Pat oysters dry, place one oyster in each oyster shell, and nest shells down into the rock salt.
- Spoon a portion of shrimp mixture over each oyster and sprinkle with the cheese mixture.
- Bake in preheated oven until bubbly and brown on top, about 10-15 minutes.
- Serve hot.
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Reviewed by 3 people-
Oh, I could see myself easily slurping my way through a dozen of these with tummy room to spare. Can I have your friend sherry's number lol
danadooley in Singapore loved it -
These look great. This is very similiar to my recipe so it's getting a 5!
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