Broiled Oysters With Hazelnut Pesto Food

BROILED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat broiler. Stir herbs, red-pepper flakes, oil, and vinegar in a large bowl. Add oysters, and toss to coat.
• Transfer oyster mixture to a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle Parmesan over oysters, and season with pepper. Drizzle with oil. Broil until golden brown and bubbling, about 2 minutes. Serve.

BROILED OYSTERS WITH HAZELNUT PESTO

Steps:

• Combine basil, hazelnuts, breadcrumbs, cheese, 1/4 cup water, lemon juice and garlic in processor. Blend until mixture is finely chopped. Add butter and process until smooth paste forms. Season pesto to taste with salt and pepper. (Can be made 2 days ahead. Cover and refrigerate. Bring to room temperature before continuing.)
• Preheat broiler. Arrange oysters in half shells on 2 large baking sheets. Top each oyster with 1 1/2 teaspoons pesto. Working in batches, broil until pesto begins to brown, about 1 1/2 minutes. Place 3 oysters on each plate and serve.

HAZELNUT-ORANGE PESTO WITH RICOTTA

Steps:

• Put the hazelnuts in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Add the basil, garlic, orange zest and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pulse until finely chopped. Add the pecorino and pulse to combine. With the motor running, slowly stream in the olive oil and process until combined. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the ricotta.

OYSTERS RANDALL

Steps:

• Shell shrimp, then add shells to the white wine and simmer in a small covered saucepan for about 30 minutes. Strain and reduce liquid to about 1/4 cup.
• Add spinach to reduced liquid, cover and cook until tender. Allow to cool. In a small saute pan cook bacon until crisp. Remove bacon bits and drippings from pan. Melt butter, then add shallots and garlic and cook until translucent. Add shrimp and spices; continue to cook until shrimp are opaque.
• Drain spinach well, reserving liquid. Add spinach liquid, heavy cream and hazelnut liqueur to shrimp mixture and continue to cook until liquid is thickened and reduced by 1/2. Allow to cool.
• Then in a medium sized bowl mix spinach with shrimp, bacon and remainder of ingredients (except oysters). Top each oyster with about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the stuffing. Cook on top rack of grill at high heat until mixture is bubbling and golden brown on top.

HAZELNUT PESTO

Steps:

• In a food processor blend together pesto ingredients with pepper and salt to taste until smooth. Pesto keeps, its surface covered with plastic wrap, chilled 1 week or frozen 1 month.

BROILED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Drain oysters or shuck and save deep shell side.
• Place drained oysters in a shallow buttered pan.
• Or place shucked oysters on shell with some of saved liquor.
• Whisk together, melted butter, Worcestershire sauce, salt, cayenne (just a few grains),and paprika.
• Pour mixture over oysters, either panned or shucked.
• If doing on half shell, place them on a cookie sheet.
• Place pan or cookie sheet under broiler until the oysters are plump, about 5 minutes, do not overcook.
• Serve immediately, with parsley sprinkled over and lemon slices.
• Serve panned oysters on hot buttered toast, toast should be crisp, great appy.
• Served on half shell makes a great first course for a dinner party, Place 2, even 3 on each shell.