Oysters Rockefeller
30m prep 12m cook 42m ready
Oysters Rockefeller is a classic appetizer featuring oysters on the half shell topped with a spinach and herb mixture, then baked until plump and browned.
Ingredients
- 24 medium oysters
- One 10-ounce package frozen spinach, thawed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked spinach
- ⅓ cup fresh bread crumbs
- 3 green onions, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 drops hot pepper sauce
- 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter, softened
- 1 tablespoon Pernod or anisette, or to taste
- Kosher or coarse sea salt
Let's Cook
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Step 1.
Preheat the oven to 450°F. Shuck, leaving on the half shell: 24 medium oysters
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Step 2.
Process in a food processor just until minced: One 10-ounce package frozen spinach, thawed and drained, or 1 ½ cups cooked spinach; ⅓ cup fresh bread crumbs; 3 green onions, chopped; 2 tablespoons chopped parsley; ½ teaspoon salt; 4 drops hot pepper sauce
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Step 3.
Add: 4 tablespoons (½ stick) butter, softened; 1 tablespoon Pernod or anisette, or to taste
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Step 4.
Process for 10 seconds more. Cover a baking sheet with: Kosher or coarse sea salt
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Step 5.
Nestle the oysters in their half shells in the salt. Spoon 1 heaping teaspoon of the spinach mixture over each oyster. Bake until plumped, about 10 minutes. Turn the oven to broil to brown the tops, 2 minutes more.
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