Oysters Tchoupitoulas

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Somehow, a big of beardown flavors -- ham, crab, oyster, garlic, citrus -- negociate to coexist successful cleanable harmony successful this dish, named aft a thoroughfare successful New Orleans. You'll request to find oysters successful their shells and either shuck them yourself oregon get the fishmonger to bash it.

You'll person immoderate vin blanc condiment near implicit for different uses. Try drizzling it implicit greenish beans, asparagus oregon different cooked greenish vegetables.

At Pearl Dive Oyster Palace, 4 of these travel arsenic an appetizer order, but we deliberation 2 would beryllium a good portion.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 8 oysters

For the vin blanc

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
2 shallots, chopped into tiny dice
1 cupful achromatic wine
1/2 cupful champagne vinegar
5 full achromatic peppercorns
1/2 clump thyme
2 bay leaves
1 cupful dense cream
1/4 cupful freshly squeezed citrus foodstuff (from 1 oregon 2 lemons)
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper

For the oysters

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoonful chopped garlic
2 tablespoons chopped shallot
1/2 cupful tasso ham, chopped into tiny dice
1/2 cupful cooked maize kernels, preferably roasted
Vin blanc (see above)
1/4 cupful lump crabmeat, picked done to region ammunition and cartilage
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed citrus foodstuff (from 1/2 lemon)
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Salt
Freshly crushed achromatic pepper
2 cups rendered bacon fat
8 oysters, shucked, heavy bottommost shells retained
Mesclun, for garnish
Prepared hollandaise condiment oregon aioli (optional)

Nutritional Facts

Per oyster

Calories
170
Fat
13 g
Saturated Fat
6 g
Carbohydrates
6 g
Sodium
170 mg
Cholesterol
40 mg
Protein
4 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

From Jeff Black, co-owner of Pearl Dive Oyster Palace successful Logan Circle.

Tested by Jeffrey Donald.

Published July 31, 2012

Updated March 14, 2026