Best 8 Chef Johns Oysters Rockefeller Recipes

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Are you looking for a delectable seafood dish that will tantalize your taste buds and transport you to a culinary haven? Look no further than Chef John's Oysters Rockefeller, a classic recipe that has garnered widespread acclaim for its rich flavors and elegant presentation. Get ready to embark on a culinary journey as we delve into the secrets behind this iconic dish, uncovering the perfect combination of ingredients and techniques that will leave you craving for more.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



Oysters Rockefeller image

A traditional recipe for oysters Rockefeller.

Provided by Barrett

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Seafood

Time 1h

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 slices bacon
24 unopened, fresh, live medium oysters
1 ½ cups cooked spinach
⅓ cup bread crumbs
¼ cup chopped green onions
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
½ teaspoon salt
1 dash hot pepper sauce
3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon anise flavored liqueur
4 cups kosher salt

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (220 degrees C). Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, crumble and set aside.
  • Clean oysters and place in a large stockpot. Pour in enough water to cover oysters; bring the water and oysters to a boil. Remove from heat and drain and cool oysters. When cooled break the top shell off of each oyster.
  • Using a food processor, chop the bacon, spinach, bread crumbs, green onions, and parsley. Add the salt, hot sauce, olive oil and anise-flavored liqueur and process until finely chopped but not pureed, about 10 seconds.
  • Arrange the oysters in their half shells on a pan with kosher salt. Spoon some of the spinach mixture on each oyster. Bake 10 minutes until cooked through, then change the oven's setting to broil and broil until browned on top. Serve hot.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 148.2 calories, Carbohydrate 7.7 g, Cholesterol 18.9 mg, Fat 8.9 g, Fiber 1.5 g, Protein 9.3 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 61097.1 mg, Sugar 1.4 g

ROCKIN' OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



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This is a slight variation on the classic dish Oysters Rockefeller. Serve this delicious dish and watch your guests cry, 'I love you!!!'

Provided by Cassandra Kennedy

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Seafood

Time 1h

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 16

48 fresh, unopened oysters
1 ½ cups beer
2 cloves garlic
seasoned salt to taste
7 black peppercorns
½ cup butter
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, crushed
1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
8 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
8 ounces fontina cheese, shredded
8 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
½ cup milk
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons fine bread crumbs

Steps:

  • Clean oysters, and place in a large stockpot. Pour in beer and enough water to cover oysters; add 2 cloves garlic, seasoned salt, and peppercorns. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat, drain, and cool.
  • Once oysters are cooled, break off and discard the top shell. Arrange the oysters on a baking sheet. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C.)
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook onion and garlic in butter until soft. Reduce heat to low, and stir in spinach, Monterey Jack, fontina, and mozzarella. Cook until cheese melts, stirring frequently. Stir in the milk, and season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over each oyster, just filling the shell. Sprinkle with bread crumbs.
  • Bake until golden and bubbly, approximately 8 to 10 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.2 calories, Carbohydrate 5.3 g, Cholesterol 65.7 mg, Fat 17.4 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 16.4 g, SaturatedFat 10.7 g, Sodium 652.2 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

CHEF JOHN'S SCALLOPED OYSTERS



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Some recipes you only make once a year because they're just so-so. Other recipes, like this dish of scalloped oysters, you only make once a year because they're too good.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Seafood     Shellfish     Oysters

Time 1h

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 7

3 cups crushed saltine crackers
¾ cup unsalted butter, melted
4 cups shucked small oysters with liquor
⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian flat-leaf parsley
1 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  • Combine saltine crackers and butter in a bowl; stir until all crumbs are saturated with butter.
  • Spread 1/3 of the saltines mixture on the bottom of a 9x13-inch casserole dish. Pour half of the oysters with their liquor over the saltines mixture. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper. Repeat with next 1/3 of saltines and remaining oysters. Season with cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, and Italian parsley.
  • Sprinkle remaining saltines mixture over the oysters. Drizzle cream slowly and evenly over the top.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and browned, 40 to 45 minutes. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 333.7 calories, Carbohydrate 18.1 g, Cholesterol 125.4 mg, Fat 24 g, Fiber 0.6 g, Protein 11.3 g, SaturatedFat 13.1 g, Sodium 469.2 mg, Sugar 0.1 g

CHEF JOHN'S OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



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There's much debate over how many of America's greatest recipes got their name, but that's not an issue with Oysters Rockefeller. Thanks to the rich, money-colored butter sauce, this decadent creation's name pretty much wrote itself. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon over the top.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Seafood Appetizers

Time 55m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups rock salt, or more as needed
1 cup chopped watercress
½ cup butter, room temperature
¼ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced green onion (white and pale green parts only)
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons anise-flavored liqueur (such as Pernod®)
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
36 oysters on the half shell

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Pour rock salt into a large, shallow casserole dish.
  • Combine watercress, butter, bread crumbs, green onions, celery, tarragon, Italian parsley, anise-flavored liqueur, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a food processor; blend until smooth.
  • Place 8 to 12 shucked oysters on top of the rock salt. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of watercress mixture a top each oyster.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until oysters are firm and butter has melted, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining oysters.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 45.8 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 111.7 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

CHEF JOHN'S OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



Chef John's Oysters Rockefeller image

There's much debate over how many of America's greatest recipes got their name, but that's not an issue with Oysters Rockefeller. Thanks to the rich, money-colored butter sauce, this decadent creation's name pretty much wrote itself. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon over the top.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Seafood Appetizers

Time 55m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups rock salt, or more as needed
1 cup chopped watercress
½ cup butter, room temperature
¼ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced green onion (white and pale green parts only)
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons anise-flavored liqueur (such as Pernod®)
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
36 oysters on the half shell

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Pour rock salt into a large, shallow casserole dish.
  • Combine watercress, butter, bread crumbs, green onions, celery, tarragon, Italian parsley, anise-flavored liqueur, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a food processor; blend until smooth.
  • Place 8 to 12 shucked oysters on top of the rock salt. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of watercress mixture a top each oyster.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until oysters are firm and butter has melted, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining oysters.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 45.8 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 111.7 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

THE DARBY'S OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



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A classic recipe for oysters, said to be "as rich as Rockefeller," gets an update from chef Alex Guarnaschelli, Food Network host and executive chef at The Darby.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Appetizers

Number Of Ingredients 18

48 small to medium oysters, such as Wellfleet or Beau Soleil, scrubbed
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1/2-inch slices
6 medium shallots, peeled and thinly sliced
Coarse salt
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup Herbsaint
4 cloves garlic, finely grated
1 tablespoon finely chopped oil-packed anchovy fillets, in their oil
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
1 pound baby spinach, stemmed, washed, and chopped
1 pound fresh watercress, stemmed, washed, and chopped
2 sprigs fresh basil, chopped
2 sprigs fresh tarragon, chopped
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/4 cup toasted panko
1/4 cup dried breadcrumbs
2 scallions, trimmed, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
Juice of 1 to 2 lemons

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Place a strainer over a medium bowl; gently shuck the oysters over the strainer, using the strainer to catch the meat and strain the liquor into the bowl. Reserve the deeper halves of each oyster shell (discarding remaining shells) and scrub clean under cold running water; dry shells and arrange in a single layer on a baking sheet; set aside.
  • In a medium skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add shallots; season with salt and cool until tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in flour. Add Herbsaint and cook until almost all the liquid has evaporated. Add garlic and anchovies and their oil; stir to combine. Season with salt. Add heavy cream and reserved oyster juices; let cook 1 minute. Stir in spinach, watercress, basil, and tarragon. Cook until mixture thickens, 3 to 5 minutes. If mixture seems too thick, add a little water or heavy cream to thin.
  • Place reserved oyster shells in oven and bake until warm, about 2 minutes. In a medium bowl, mix together cheese, panko, and breadcrumbs until well combined; set aside.
  • Spoon scant tablespoon spinach mixture into each of the shells and top each with a whole oyster. Top with a little more of the spinach mixture and sprinkle with the breadcrumb mixture. Transfer to oven and bake until oysters are warm to the touch, 2 to 3 minutes.
  • Preheat broiler. Place oysters under broiler to brown. Garnish with scallions and season with lemon juice; serve immediately.

CHEF JOHN'S OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



Chef John's Oysters Rockefeller image

There's much debate over how many of America's greatest recipes got their name, but that's not an issue with Oysters Rockefeller. Thanks to the rich, money-colored butter sauce, this decadent creation's name pretty much wrote itself. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon over the top.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Seafood Appetizers

Time 55m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups rock salt, or more as needed
1 cup chopped watercress
½ cup butter, room temperature
¼ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced green onion (white and pale green parts only)
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons anise-flavored liqueur (such as Pernod®)
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
36 oysters on the half shell

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Pour rock salt into a large, shallow casserole dish.
  • Combine watercress, butter, bread crumbs, green onions, celery, tarragon, Italian parsley, anise-flavored liqueur, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a food processor; blend until smooth.
  • Place 8 to 12 shucked oysters on top of the rock salt. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of watercress mixture a top each oyster.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until oysters are firm and butter has melted, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining oysters.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 45.8 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 111.7 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

CHEF JOHN'S OYSTERS ROCKEFELLER



Chef John's Oysters Rockefeller image

There's much debate over how many of America's greatest recipes got their name, but that's not an issue with Oysters Rockefeller. Thanks to the rich, money-colored butter sauce, this decadent creation's name pretty much wrote itself. Serve with a squeeze of fresh lemon over the top.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Seafood Appetizers

Time 55m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups rock salt, or more as needed
1 cup chopped watercress
½ cup butter, room temperature
¼ cup bread crumbs
2 tablespoons minced green onion (white and pale green parts only)
2 tablespoons chopped celery
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons anise-flavored liqueur (such as Pernod®)
1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
36 oysters on the half shell

Steps:

  • Preheat an oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C). Pour rock salt into a large, shallow casserole dish.
  • Combine watercress, butter, bread crumbs, green onions, celery, tarragon, Italian parsley, anise-flavored liqueur, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper in a food processor; blend until smooth.
  • Place 8 to 12 shucked oysters on top of the rock salt. Spoon 1 to 2 teaspoons of watercress mixture a top each oyster.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until oysters are firm and butter has melted, about 5 minutes. Repeat with remaining oysters.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 93.8 calories, Carbohydrate 5 g, Cholesterol 45.8 mg, Fat 4.4 g, Fiber 0.1 g, Protein 7.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 111.7 mg, Sugar 0.5 g

Tips:

  • Use fresh oysters. Fresh oysters have a briny, sweet flavor that is perfect for this dish. If you can't find fresh oysters, you can use frozen oysters, but be sure to thaw them completely before using.
  • Choose the right type of spinach. Baby spinach or regular spinach can be used in this recipe. If using regular spinach, be sure to wash it thoroughly and chop it finely.
  • Don't overcook the oysters. Oysters should be cooked just until they are plump and opaque. Overcooking will make them tough and rubbery.
  • Use a good quality breadcrumb mixture. The breadcrumb mixture is what gives Oysters Rockefeller their crispy topping. Use a mixture of fresh breadcrumbs, Parmesan cheese, and herbs.
  • Serve immediately. Oysters Rockefeller is best served immediately after it is made. The crispy topping will start to soften if it sits for too long.

Conclusion:

Oysters Rockefeller is a classic dish that is perfect for a special occasion. It is easy to make and always a crowd-pleaser. With its combination of briny oysters, creamy spinach, and crispy breadcrumb topping, Oysters Rockefeller is a dish that is sure to impress your guests.

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