Oysters Rockefeller Recipe

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Oysters Rockefeller
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup firmly packed watercress sprigs (2 oz before discarding coarse stems), finely chopped
  • 1 1/3 cups firmly packed baby spinach (1 1/3 oz), finely chopped
  • 3 tbsp coarse fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a day-old baguette)
  • 3 1/2 tbsp unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp pernod or other anise-flavored liquor
  • pinch of cayenne
  • 3 bacon slices
  • about 10 cups kosher salt for baking and serving (3 lb)
  • 20 small oysters on the half shell , oysters picked over for shell fragments and shells scrubbed well

Directions:

  1. Toss together watercress, spinach, scallion greens, parsley, celery, and 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon bread crumbs in a bowl. Melt butter in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, then add watercress mixture and cook, stirring, until spinach is wilted, 1 to 2 minutes. Stir in Pernod, cayenne, and salt and pepper to taste, then transfer mixture to a bowl and chill, covered, until cold, about 1 hour.
  2. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
  3. While watercress mixture chills, cook bacon in cleaned skillet over moderate heat, turning, until crisp, then drain on paper towels and finely crumble.
  4. Spread 5 cups kosher salt in a large shallow baking pan (1 inch deep) and nestle oysters (in shells) in it. Spoon watercress mixture evenly over oysters, then top with bacon and sprinkle with remaining tablespoon plus 2 teaspoons bread crumbs. Bake oysters until edges of oysters begin to curl and bread crumbs are golden, about 10 minutes.
  5. Serve warm oysters in shells, nestled in kosher salt (about 5 cups), on a platter.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 927.08 Kcal (3881 kJ)
Calories from fat 337.46 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 37.5g 58%
Cholesterol 502.23mg 167%
Sodium 59600.55mg 2483%
Potassium 1571.65mg 33%
Total Carbs 1.94g 1%
Sugars 0.17g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.32g 1%
Protein 139.69g 279%
Vitamin C 4.4mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 36.3mg 201%
Calcium 42.1mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 121.38 Kcal (508 kJ)
Calories from fat 44.18 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.91g 58%
Cholesterol 65.75mg 167%
Sodium 7803.05mg 2483%
Potassium 205.76mg 33%
Total Carbs 0.25g 1%
Sugars 0.02g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.04g 1%
Protein 18.29g 279%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 7%
Iron 4.7mg 201%
Calcium 5.5mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.6
    Points
  • 23
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sugar free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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