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Oysterss dressed with spinach
Oysterss dressed with spinach
  • For : 4 to 6 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty : medium

For this recipe, you need :

  • 40 round oysters
  • 25 g shallots
  • 10 cl dry white wine
  • 500 g spinach
  • 250 g butter
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 4 tomatoes

Technical Stages :

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Prepare all the ingredients.

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Shuck the oysters.

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Save the water of the oysters in a container.

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Remove them from the shell.

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Thinly slice the shallots.

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Place them in a saucepan along with the white wine.

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Add the filtered water of the oysters. Reserve.

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Blanch the spinach leaves in a boiling salted water in a saucepan...

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...for a few minutes.

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Cool in a container full of icy water to fix the colour of the spinach.

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Pour the oysters in the white wine and shallots mixture...

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...and gently bring to simmer to poach the oysters.

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Once simmering, remove from the heat and leave to poach for a few minutes. Then place them on paper towel.

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Lay the spinach leaves flat on a clean cloth.

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Roll up the oysters one after another into the leaves...

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...to make small packs. Keep warm.

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Reduce the rest of wine and shallots.

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Meanwhile, peel the tomatoes. Remove the flesh in petal shape and crush them in a small regular dice.

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When there is only one tablespoon of white wine left in the saucepan, add a bit of cold water (1 to 2 tsp.) and bring to a boil. Add chilled butter cut into pieces ...

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...and thoroughly mix using a whisk. This emulsion must be made on very high heat to obtain a creamy texture.

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Strain the sauce using a chinois or fine sieve...

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...and press well to collect maximum flavors.

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Add the diced tomatoes and keep warm. Adjust seasoning. Go easy with salt as the water of the oysters is naturally salted.

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From now, the sauce should not boil anymore or it would loose its creamy texture.

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Place the hot oysters nicely...

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...on a plate...

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...and coat them with warm sauce.

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Bon appétit !

Thank you for following this recipe !

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