Oysters with Juliennes of vegetables

Oysters with Juliennes of vegetables
  • For : 2 servings
  • Time : 1 h 30
  • Difficulty :  medium

Ingredients for Oysters with Juliennes of vegetables :

  • 12 oysters
  • 10 cl dry white wine
  • 1 tomato
  • 100 g leek whites
  • 75 g sticks of celery
  • 150 g carrots
  • butter
  • basil
  • salt
  • pepper

Technical stages for Oysters with Juliennes of vegetables :

  • Shuck the oysters. Remove them from the shell and keep the water separately. Filter the water.
  • Peel the tomato using boiling water. Cool down.
  • Cut the carrots, leek whites and celery sticks in julienne.
  • Blanch the leek white for one minute. Drain and reserve.
  • Mix the 3 juliennes in a saucepan.
  • Add a knob of butter , salt and pepper using a mill.
  • Sweat these vegetables on medium heat. They must not change colour.
  • Chop the tomato into a small dice after separating out the flesh in petal shape.
  • When finished, remove the julienne from the heat and keep warm.
  • Pour the water of the oysters and the white wine in a saucepan.
  • Add the oysters and heat until simmering.
  • As soon as it simmers, remove from the heat and leave the oysters to poach for a few seconds before removing them. Keep warm.
  • Reduce the cooking juice by 3/4.
  • Whip the sauce with butter as stirring in a rotating movement.
  • Add diced tomato and thoroughly mix. Adjust seasoning. (Easy with the salt!)
  • Add the thinly chopped basil last.
  • Place the julienne in the bottom of the plate. Dress the lukewarm oysters.
  • Coat them with the warm sauce.
  • Decorate using some sprigs of chervil.
  • Serve immediately.
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