Mushroom Oysters Rockefeller Food

MUSHROOM OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• To make the filling:
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the bacon until crisp. Remove to paper towel to drain. Save bacon drippings in skillet. Finely crumble bacon.
• Stir flour into drippings over medium heat, until asorbed. Add the spinach and half and half. Cook, stirring well, until very thick.
• Stir in the crumbled bacon, Tabasco and salt to taste. Take from the heat, fold in the Parmesan cheese and let cool thoroughly.
• To make the topping:
• Combine cream cheese, garlic, green onion and sherry until creamy.
• (Filling and topping can be prepared up to 2 days in advance; store in a tightly covered container in the refrigerator.
• Preheat oven ot 325°F
• Lightly coat a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• Pull the stems off the mushrooms, leaving a cavity in the cap. Discard the stems or save for another use.
• Season the mushroom caps with salt and pepper. Divide the spinach filling evenly among the mushroom. Lightly press one oyster into each spinach-filled mushroom.
• Top each oyster with about 1 teaspoon of cream cheese topping, spreading out a bit to partially cover the oyster.
• Place the mushrooms on baking sheet. Sprinkle each mushroom with a little minced red bell pepper.
• Bake until the mushrooms are tender, the spinach filling is hot and the oysters are just cooked, 8-12 minutes.
• Remove from oven and squeeze the lemon juice over.

OYSTERS ROCKAFELLER

Steps:

• Shuck the oysters, reserving the liquid. Place the oysters and liquid in a saucepan. Reserve the deeper half of each oyster shell. Cook the oysters over medium heat for about 30 seconds, just to give them some firmness. With a slotted spoon, remove the oysters to a bowl and set aside. Add the cream to the oyster liquid in the pan and cook for 10 minutes to reduce. Add the mustard and half the cheese. Set aside.
• In another saucepan over low heat, cook the spinach with 1 tablespoon (15 ml) water until wilted. Strain the excess spinach water into the cream mixture and set the spinach aside. Mix the remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the breadcrumbs in a bowl and season with salt and pepper.
• Heat the broiler. Arrange the oyster half-shells in a casserole dish filled with seaweed or large rock salt. Place each oyster in a shell and add a bit of the cream mixture and some spinach. Top with the breadcrumb mixture. Broil until the cheese melts and the tops are lightly browned, about 1 minute.

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Prepare a baking dish with a generous layer of rock salt.
• Set a large skillet over medium heat, add the butter and let it melt. Add the olive oil, garlic and shallots and saute until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the chopped spinach and toss with the garlic and shallots. Add the Parmesan, anise-flavored liqueur, breadcrumbs and cayenne pepper. Season with salt and pepper and cook for another 3 minutes.
• Spoon about a tablespoon of the spinach mixture onto each oyster and nestle the oysters into the rock salt. Bake until the topping is crisp and brown, about 10 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges.

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
• Clean oysters and place in a large stockpot. Pour in enough water to cover oysters; bring the water and oysters to a boil. Remove from heat and drain and cool oysters. When cooled break the top shell off of each oyster.
• Using a food processor, chop the bacon, spinach, bread crumbs, green onions, and parsley. Add the salt, hot sauce, olive oil and anise-flavored liqueur and process until finely chopped but not pureed, about 10 seconds.
• Arrange the oysters in their half shells on a pan with kosher salt. Spoon some of the spinach mixture on each oyster. Bake 10 minutes until cooked through, then change the oven's setting to broil and broil until browned on top. Serve hot.

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• In a large skillet, saute onion in butter until tender. Add spinach; cook and stir until wilted. Remove from the heat; stir in cheese, lemon juice and pepper. Spread kosher salt into 2 ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Shuck oysters, reserving oyster and its liquid in bottom shell. Lightly press oyster shells down into the salt, using salt to keep oysters level. Top each with 2-1/2 tsp. spinach mixture. Bake, uncovered, at 450° until oysters are plump, 6-8 minutes. Serve immediately.,

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER EN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Clean& drain oysters and set aside.
• In skillet, melt butter& saute celery& onion, stir in parsley, spinach, anise, worcestershire, and pepper.
• Remove from heat.
• Grease or spray 8 ramekins.
• Place 3 oysters in the bottom of ea ramekin.
• Cover oysters with spinach mixture.
• (***youcan do it in advance up to his point and refrigerate).
• Bake@ 350 for 30 minutes.
• Remove& top with cheese and crumbs.
• Return to oven for 10 minutes.
• **Ifyou don't own ramekins, bake in a shallow baking pan.
• This is not a beautiful dish, so the attractive containers help.
• I made this for years without them.
• The ramekins make it easier to serve, too.
• I usually do this as an appetizer, but it makes a main course for 4.

THE DARBY'S OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Place a strainer over a medium bowl; gently shuck the oysters over the strainer, using the strainer to catch the meat and strain the liquor into the bowl. Reserve the deeper halves of each oyster shell (discarding remaining shells) and scrub clean under cold running water; dry shells and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet; set aside.
• In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots; season with salt and cool until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour. Add Herbsaint and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Add garlic and anchovies and their oil; stir to combine. Season with salt. Add heavy cream and reserved oyster juices; let cook 1 minute. Stir in spinach, watercress, basil, and tarragon. Cook until mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. If mixture seems too thick, add a little water or heavy cream to thin.
• Place reserved oyster shells in oven and bake until warm, about 2 minutes. In a medium bowl, mix together cheese, panko, and breadcrumbs until well combined; set aside.
• Spoon scant tablespoon spinach mixture into each of the shells and top each with a whole oyster. Top with a little more of the spinach mixture and sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture. Transfer to oven and bake until oysters are warm to the touch, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Place oysters under broiler to brown. Garnish with scallions and season with lemon juice; serve immediately.