Oyster Pan Roast With Pepper Croutons Recipes

PAILLARDS OF CHICKEN WITH ROASTED GARLIC, PEPPERS AND CROUTONS

Steps:

• Roast the bell peppers over a gas flame or under a broiler until charred on all sides. Place in a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand for 10 minutes. Peel, stem, core, seed and derib the peppers. Cut them into 1-inch cubes and set aside.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Place the garlic heads in a small casserole dish with a lid. Drizzle with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil. Cover and roast until garlic is soft, about 1 hour 10 minutes. Set aside, covered.
• Meanwhile, place the chicken between 2 sheets of plastic wrap and pound to a 3/8-inch thickness. Heat the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of the olive oil in a large nonstick skillet. Add the chicken, in batches if necessary, and saute until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side.
• Remove the chicken from the pan, season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and set aside. Add the glaze to the skillet and cook until thickened slightly, about 1 minute. Return the chicken to the pan and coat with the glaze. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Keep warm.
• Place the bread rounds on a baking sheet and bake at 375 degrees until light brown and crisp. Place 1 chicken paillard on each of 4 plates, spooning the glaze on top. Garnish with some of the roasted peppers and 1 head of roasted garlic. Place the croutons beside the chicken and serve immediately.

PANFRIED CROUTONS

Steps:

• Cut bread into 1/2-inch cubes, yielding about 4 cups. Heat a large nonstick pan over medium heat. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter until bubbling. Add half the bread cubes; cook, tossing occasionally, until crisp and golden, about 2 minutes. Add 1/2 tablespoon butter to pan, swirl to melt, and cook croutons 5 minutes longer. Set aside on a plate.
• Repeat process with remaining butter and bread cubes. Season croutons with salt and pepper, and serve.

OYSTER PAN ROAST

Steps:

• In the top part of a double boiler set over water boiling on high heat, combine clam juice, butter, celery salt, and Worcestershire sauce. Once butter melts, add the oysters and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add chili sauce and stir well. Add half-and-half and cook for a few minutes until the cream is hot and almost simmering, but not boiling.
• Add a slice of white toast to a warm 9-inch soup bowl and underline with a slightly larger plate. Using a slotted spoon, transfer oysters over the toast in soup bowl. Pour soup over the oysters, filling to about 1/4-inch beneath the rim. Garnish with a dash of paprika and serve with oyster crackers.

OYSTER-PEPPER PAN ROAST

Steps:

• Cook onion and green pepper in butter until soft; add parsley, ketchup and oysters.
• Cook until oysters are plump.
• Serve at once on toast or with biscuits.

OYSTER PAN ROAST WITH PEPPER CROUTONS

Steps:

• Make the Croutons: In a saucepan toss the bread cubes with the olive oil, pepper and the salt and toast them in the middle of a preheated 350 F oven, tossing them occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until they are golden.
• Make the Pan Roast: In a saucepan cook the shallot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the shallot is softened. Stir in the flour, tomatoes, basil, Tabasco, paprika and cook the mixture, stirring, for 8 minutes. Add the reserved oyster liquor, strained through a fine sieve to remove any grit, stir in the half and half and the milk and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring and being careful not to let it boil, until it is hot. Add the oysters and salt to taste and heat the pan roast until it is hot, being careful not to let it boil.
• Divide the pan roast among 6 shallow bowls and garnish with the croutons and parsley.

OYSTER AND CLAM PAN ROAST WITH TURNIP, TRUFFLE, AND THYME

Steps:

• Sweat turnip, celery root, and potato in butter without coloring. Add reserved clam stock, cream, oyster liquor, thyme, salt, and pepper, and simmer until vegetables are tender. Add oysters, razor clams, and manila clams. Cook for 30 seconds. Season. Spoon into serving bowls. Drizzle with truffle oil and top with truffle shavings.;
• Melt butter in a pot. Add onion, leek, and fennel and sweat gently. Add clams and white wine. Reduce wine by half. Add water and aromatics. Simmer gently for 15 minutes. Strain through a fine chinoise and reserve. Shuck clams and reserve.

OYSTER PAN ROAST WITH PEPPER CROUTONS

Steps:

• In a baking pan toss the bread cubes with the oil, the pepper, and the salt and toast them in the middle of a preheated 350°F. oven, tossing them occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until they are golden. The croutons may be made 2 days in advance, cooled, and kept in an airtight container.
• In a saucepan cook the shallot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until it is softened, stir in the flour, the tomatoes, the basil, the Tabasco, and the paprika, and cook the mixture, stirring, for 8 minutes. Add the reserved oyster liquor, strained through a fine sieve to remove any grit, stir in the half-and-half and the milk, and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring and being careful not to let it boil, until it is hot. Add the oysters and salt to taste and heat the pan roast until it is hot, being careful not to let it boil.
• Divide the pan roast among 6 shallow bowls and garnish it with the croutons and the parsley.

OYSTER PAN ROAST

Steps:

• In a metal bowl or double boiler set over a saucepan of simmering water stir together oysters with their liquor, chili sauce, wine, Worcestershire sauce, celery salt, and 2 tablespoons butter and simmer, stirring occasionally, just until edges of oysters begin to curl, about 5 minutes. Add cream and bring barely to a simmer (do not let boil).
• Put toast in 2 bowls and top with remaining butter. Ladle oyster mixture over toast and sprinkle with paprika.

OYSTER PAN ROAST WITH SEA URCHIN BUTTER

Steps:

• Place a sieve over a large mixing bowl. Using a rubber spatula, pass sea urchin through sieve. Season with salt and one-quarter of the lemon juice, then purée in a food processor. Add butter gradually until compound is creamy and still tastes strongly of uni. (You may find that you do not need full amount of butter.) Check seasoning, adding salt and lemon juice to taste, then transfer to small bowl and refrigerate until ready to use.
• Place a heavy pan over medium heat and add olive oil. When it shimmers, add shallots and cook gently until soft. Add garlic and continue to cook for 5 minutes, until garlic is soft as well. Add vermouth and reduce until slightly dry. Add fish stock and reduce by a third.
• Add cream and reduce until it is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon. Stir frequently so that onions do not stick to bottom of pot. Add oysters and their liquor and cook until meat slightly curls at edges, about 3 minutes. Season to taste with salt and lemon juice. Place in warmed bowls.
• Spread a layer of sea-urchin butter across pieces of toast and serve alongside pan roast.