Melissa Clark's Oysters Rockefeller

Melissa Clark's Oysters Rockefeller
Total Time
15 minutes
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Ingredients

Yield:24 oysters
  • 8tablespoons (1 stick) unsalted butter
  • ½cup dried bread crumbs
  • 2cups fresh watercress or spinach, finely chopped
  • 1cup finely chopped parsley leaves
  • ½cup finely chopped celery and celery leaves
  • ¼cup finely chopped scallions
  • 2garlic cloves, minced
  • 2tablespoons Pernod, or other anise liqueur
  • 2tablespoons drained capers, finely chopped
  • Pinch kosher salt
  • Coarse or rock salt, for the pan
  • 24oysters, shucked
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Nutritional analysis per serving (24 servings)

91 calories; 5 grams fat; 3 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 1 gram monounsaturated fat; 1 gram polyunsaturated fat; 5 grams carbohydrates; 0 grams dietary fiber; 1 gram sugars; 5 grams protein; 161 milligrams sodium

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a large skillet over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the bread crumbs and sauté until they are just a tiny bit golden, about 1 minute or so. Stir in the watercress, parsley, celery and celery leaves, scallions, and garlic. Cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Stir in the Pernod and let it cook off for another minute. Remove from the heat and stir in the capers and a pinch of salt (not too much, those oysters are salty too).

  2. Step 2

    Preheat the broiler. Fill a baking pan (or two) with a ½-inch layer of coarse or rock salt. Lay the oysters on top of the salt. Spoon a little of the sauce mixture on top of the oysters. Broil until just golden, about 2 minutes. Serve hot.

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I put all the greens and garlic in the Cuisinart. Instead of Oyster Shells I am using the SS shells, which alow to my a container of oysters and no need to shuck them.
I baked them on a 1/2 sheet 450 for 25 mns

This recipe was wonderful.

Since I live in SD, I used oysters available at holiday time here only from Sam's Club. They are farm raised but still good if you don't live near the ocean. The recipe is perfect. I used a brandy instead of Pernod since I could not find it locally. I used to live near the Atlantic Ocean and miss the seafood most of all. This was a comforting reminder of fresh seafood.

i Meant to say allowed me to BUY shucked ysters in a container

Since I live in SD, I used oysters available at holiday time here only from Sam's Club. They are farm raised but still good if you don't live near the ocean. The recipe is perfect. I used a brandy instead of Pernod since I could not find it locally. I used to live near the Atlantic Ocean and miss the seafood most of all. This was a comforting reminder of fresh seafood.

Perfect for our New Year's Eve intimate dinner for two. Made exactly as written, with beautiful Bon Secour Bay (Alabama) oysters.

I put all the greens and garlic in the Cuisinart. Instead of Oyster Shells I am using the SS shells, which alow to my a container of oysters and no need to shuck them.
I baked them on a 1/2 sheet 450 for 25 mns

This recipe was wonderful.

i Meant to say allowed me to BUY shucked ysters in a container

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