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Oysters Philadelphia

Type: Fish
Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 2 people

Recipe Ingredients

16   Oysters (medium)
4 tablespoons 60mlSherry
  Rock salt
1/4 cup 27g / 1ozFinely chopped celery
1 tablespoon 15mlButter
  Bechamel sauce
  Paprika
  Melted butter
  Grated parmesan cheese

Recipe Instructions

Poach oysters in their own liquor for 2 minutes. Sprinkle sherry over oysters. Clean the bottom of the deeper oyster shells and set them on a baking tray covered with rock salt.

Saute chopped celery in butter and place 1 teaspoonful in each shell. Place a poached oyster on each bed of celery and cover with Bechamel Sauce which has been mixed with a few drops of melted butter over each oyster.

Bake in a hot 400F oven until golden brown. Serve with dark bread and butter.

Source:
Susan Feniger and Mary Sue Milliken

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