recipe 
yields
25 Servings
½ cup Pancetta, small diced
½ tablespoon olive oil
½ tablespoon minced garlic
3 cups heavy cream
3-4 tablespoons roux (equal parts flour and butter)
4 cups raw spinach, blanched and chopped
½ cup Parmesan cheese
Juice of 1 lemon
Salt and pepper
2 cups Panko bread crumbs, toasted
Zest of 2 lemons
½ bunch chives, chopped
50 single select fresh oysters
ingredients
steps
- In a medium pot, sauté diced pancetta with olive oil over medium heat until fat is rendered and pancetta is brown and crispy, 5-8 minutes.
- Drain fat from pancetta reserving ½ ounce. In the same pan, add garlic with reserved pancetta drippings and sauté, 1-2 minutes.
- Add heavy cream and pancetta and simmer 15-20 minutes.
- Add roux to thicken. To finish, add spinach, Parmesan, and lemon juice and stir to combine.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- In separate bowl, mix breadcrumbs, lemon zest, and chives.
- Open single oysters and lay on sheet pan.
- It is okay to pour off some liquid but leave some so oysters do not dry out during cooking.
- Top each oyster with 1 tablespoon of spinach mix and sprinkle breadcrumbs mixture over each.
- Roast at 450 degrees or grill (with shut lid) until mix begins to bubble. Serve.
Date Published: 12.10.14
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- from Chef Todd Mazurek of Salthouse Catering, Charleston, SC
