Oysters Rockefeller

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 24 oysters, on the half shell
• coarse salt
• 4 slices bacon
• 1 cup spinach, cooked
• 4 teaspoons parsley, minced
• 3 celery hearts
• 1 scallion, green part only
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne
• 1/8 teaspoon paprika
• 4 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 2 tablespoons cracker crumbs

Recipe

• 1 place about 1 inch of salt in baking pan, heat and arrange the oysters on the half shell firmly in the salt.
• 2 broil at moderate heat until edges start to curl.
• 3 chop the first five sauce ingredients very fine.
• 4 add remaining ingredients and heat to the boiling point.
• 5 pour hot sauce over each oyster and return pan to the oven to brown the sauce slightly.
• 6 discard salt.