Baked Rock Oysters With Bacon Cabbage And Guinness Sabayon Recipes

BAKED ROCK OYSTERS WITH BACON, CABBAGE AND GUINNESS SABAYON

Steps:

• To make the sabayon, in a double boiler, whisk the egg yolks, Guinness, lemon juice, salt and pepper together.
• Place over barely simmering water, and whisk for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the sauce begins to thicken.
• Remove from the heat, and gradually drizzle in the melted butter until the sauce is well blended.
• Cook the cabbage in salted boiling water for 1 or 2 minutes, or until slightly wilted. Drain, and immerse in cold water. Drain again.
• In a small skillet, heat the oil over medium heat. Cook the bacon until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels to drain.
• Preheat the broiler. Shuck the oysters over a small bowl. Reserve the deeper half of each shell, and rinse them under cold water.
• Place the shells on a bed of rock salt in a small, sided baking sheet.
• Divide the cabbage among the shells; put an oyster on top of each, and sprinkle the bacon over the oysters. Spoon some of the sabayon over each.
• Place under the broiler 4 inches from the heat source, and cook for about 3 minutes or until the sauce is browned and bubbling.
• Serve immediately.

BAKED OYSTERS IN JACKETS WITH BACON COGNAC BUTTER

Steps:

• Prepare butter:
• In a heavy skillet cook bacon over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and add shallot. Cook mixture, stirring, until shallot is softened. Stir in Cognac and cool mixture to room temperature. In a small bowl stir together bacon mixture, butter, and parsley. Butter may be prepared 3 days ahead formed into a 3-inch-long log, and chilled, wrapped well in plastic wrap.
• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• In a steamer set over 1/2 inch simmering water steam spinach, covered, until just wilted, about 1 minute. Gently rinse spinach under cold water to stop cooking and pat each leaf dry.
• Loosen each oyster from shell with a small knife if necessary and wrap in a spinach leaf. Return oysters to shells and top with butter. In a small roasting pan spread coarse salt 1/4 inch deep and nestle shells in salt to keep them level. Oysters may be prepared up to this point 8 hours ahead and chilled, covered. Bake oysters in middle of oven until plump and butter is sizzling, about 10 minutes.
• Spread coarse salt 1/4 inch deep on each of 2 plates and nestle oysters in salt.

CHAMPAGNE SABAYON

Steps:

• In the top of a double boiler, whisk together sugar and egg yolks.
• Stir in champagne.
• Place over simmering water, whisking constantly, until mixture becomes thick and foamy.
• Chill until firm.

FRUIT SABAYON

Steps:

• Heat water in a pan.
• Allow it to boil.
• The pan is to be used as a double boiler.
• Reduce heat, allow to simmer.
• Beat egg yolks in a bowl.
• Add sugar to the egg yolks.
• Mix well.
• Keep this bowl containing yolks and sugar (sabayyon) over the pan in which the water is simmering.
• Keep mixing the tolks- sugar mixture for 3-5 minutes while holding it over the pan.
• Put the chopped fruits in a bowl.
• Pour the sabayyon over the fruits.
• Gratinate for 2-3 minutes until a crisp brown colour appears over the fruits.
• Serve immediately if you want a hot dessert or add some ice cream (your favourite flavour) over the fruits-sabayyon mixture and serve as a cold dessert.
• Pour the sabayyon over this.

ROASTED OYSTERS WITH BACON AND PANKOW TOPPING

Steps:

• Finely chop pine nuts (or use mini chopper). Heat butter over skillet and add saute shallot, Add nuts and crumbs. Cool slightly. Add parsley, bacon, cheese and pepper. Carefully blot oysters dry (can use fresh shucked and then put them back in the shell -- I was too lazy). Put oysters in mini muffin tin. Top with crumb mixture. Bake for about 10 minutes or until they are done as you prefer.

BAKED OYSTERS WITH BACON

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F.
• Make stuffing:
• Bring a 6- to 8-quart pot three-fourths full of water to a boil with kosher salt, then stir in spinach and cook 30 seconds. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl filled with ice and cold water to stop cooking. Drain spinach and squeeze dry, then finely chop.
• Wash leeks well in a bowl of cold water, then lift out and drain well.
• Heat oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then sauté bacon, stirring, until golden and just cooked through (but not crisp), about 3 minutes. Transfer with slotted spoon to paper towels to drain. Add leeks, shallot, and garlic to fat in skillet and cook over low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until softened, about 8 minutes.
• Toss together leek mixture, spinach, bacon, bread crumbs, herbs, lemon zest and juice, sea salt, white pepper, nutmeg, and butter in a large bowl with a fork.
• Bake oysters:
• Spread 2 to 3 cups rock salt in each of 2 large shallow baking pans and nestle oysters (in shells) in it. Spoon a heaping tablespoon bread-crumb stuffing loosely on top of each oyster. Bake in batches in upper third of oven until golden, about 6 minutes.
• Serve warm oysters in shells on plates lined with rock salt.

OYSTERS 'N' BACON

Steps:

• Place bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook until shrunken, but not crisp. Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the sugar, soy sauce and garlic with a fork. Wrap each oyster with a piece of bacon, and secure with toothpicks. Place wrapped oysters into the dish with the sauce.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until the sauce has thickened and bacon is nicely crisped at the edges.

STRAWBERRIES WITH BALSAMIC SABAYON

Steps:

• MAKE THE SABAYON: Set aside a big bowl of ice. In a small stainless-steel bowl, whisk the sugar into the egg yolks until thoroughly combined and lightened in color. Set the bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and continue whisking until mixture thickens. The mixture is cooked when it is light in color and trails off the whisk in ribbons. Do NOT overcook it. Remove the bowl from the heat and whisk in the balsamic vinegar. Set the bowl over the bowl of ice and continue whisking the sabayon until it is completely cooled, 5 to 10 minutes. The sabayon will thicken as it cools. Very gently fold in the whipped cream and refrigerate the lightened sabayon for at least 2 hours before serving. (You could make it the night before, but it is best served the same day it's made.).
• Serve the sabayon draped over whole or sliced strawberries in a pretty glass dish with a garnish of crisp cookies, whole or crumbled, if you like.

BARBECUED OYSTERS WITH BACON AND GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together butter, lemon juice, and garlic; set aside.
• Preheat a grill: If using a charcoal grill, make a fire in your grill with the coals placed off to one side. When the coals are completely covered in gray ash, hold your hand about 5 inches above the grill grid; count how many seconds you can comfortably leave it there. When you can hold it there for 3 to 4 seconds, you have medium heat and are ready to grill. If you are using a gas grill, heat the grill for 15 minutes with the lid closed. Before beginning to cook, reduce the temperature by turning the knobs to medium-high.
• Place oysters on grill near, but not directly over, coals. Top each oyster with 1 teaspoon barbecue sauce and 1 teaspoon butter mixture. Cook until oysters start to ruffle around the edges and juice is bubbling, 2 to 3 minutes. Sprinkle oysters with bacon and serve.