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oysters lemon juice chives butter chanterelles sweet red pepper scallions shallots clove garlic chorizo parsley eggs heavy cream corn bread salt freshly ground pepper
Viewed: 23 - Published at: 8 years agoIngredients
- 1 pound shucked oysters, drained (about 24 large oysters)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons chopped chives
- 5 tablespoons butter
- 1 pound chanterelles, sliced (see note)
- 1/2 sweet red pepper, cut into julienne strips, about 1/2 cup
- 4 scallions, thinly sliced
- 3 shallots, finely chopped
- 1 clove garlic, finely chopped
- 1/4 pound chorizo, diced, or spicy Italian sausage, diced
- 2 tablespoons minced parsley
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups roughly crumbled day-old corn bread
- Salt to taste, if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
Method
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
- Slice the oysters into bite-sized pieces.
- Combine with the lemon juice and the chives in a large bowl and set aside.
- Melt two tablespoons of the butter in a frying pan over medium heat and gently saute the mushrooms until they have given off their liquid (about five minutes).
- Drain, reserving the liquid in a bowl.
- Set the mushrooms aside.
- In the same frying pan, melt two more tablespoons of the butter over medium heat.
- Saute the red peppers, scallions, shallots and garlic until soft.
- Add the sausage and brown it gently.
- Add the sausage mixture and the mushrooms to the bowl of oysters.
- Add the minced parsley and mix well.
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk or fork, then beat in the heavy cream.
- Stir in the corn bread and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Gently fold into the sausage, mushroom and oyster mixture.
- If the mixture seems too thick, add some of the mushroom juices or a tablespoon or two of heavy cream.
- The consistency should be that of a cake batter.
- Butter a shallow casserole dish, such as a nine-inch-square baking dish, with the remaining tablespoon of butter.
- Spoon in the mixture; there should be enough to fill the dish just to the top.
- Lower the oven to 350 degrees, put the dish in immediately and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until the mixture has set.
- Remove from the oven and let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
