take Santa Claus on an Outer Banks journey with our Oyster recipe
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Ready For An Unforgettable (And Unforgiven) Meal?
First of all, we’d like to say Thank You.
Less 4 months ago we started this project, collecting videos, recipes, and even planning cooking shows – a major online project that had never been done in the Outer Banks, and we had little idea of how you’d react to it.
Today, we have people that read our blog daily – that watches our outer banks catering videos and get inspired to plan their weddings – and even some that arrive at this blog looking for best man speech ideas!
And that is all thanks to you! We wish you the best Christmas ever – and may 2010 bring all your wishes true!
But it wouldnt be an original Red Sky Cafe Christmas without a killer recipe with some of our local specialties, and just like we added an unique Outer Banks flair to Thanksgiving, we’re going to make Christmas extra special by using some of the most delicate and misunderstood local ingredients: the Oyster!
This year, we invite you to serve..
Serve Santa a delicious Outer Banks Oyster pan roast!
Oyster Pan Roast With Pepper Croutons
Ingredients
FOR THE CROUTONS
4 cups French bread, cubed into 1-inch cubes
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
1/2 teaspoon pepper, coarsely ground
1/2 teaspoon salt
FOR THE PAN ROAST
1/3 cup shallot, chopped
1 tablespoon unsalted butter
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
14 ounces canned crushed tomatoes, drained in a sieve
1/4 teaspoon dried basil
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco sauce
1/4 teaspoon paprika
30 oysters, shucked, reserving the liquor
2 cups half-and-half
1 cup milk
fresh parsley, chopped for garnish
Directions
1 Make the Croutons: In a saucepan toss the bread cubes with the olive oil, pepper and the salt and toast them in the middle of a preheated 350 F oven, tossing them occasionally, for 15 minutes, or until they are golden.
2 Make the Pan Roast: In a saucepan cook the shallot in the butter over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally, until the shallot is softened. Stir in the flour, tomatoes, basil, Tabasco, paprika and cook the mixture, stirring, for 8 minutes. Add the reserved oyster liquor, strained through a fine sieve to remove any grit, stir in the half and half and the milk and heat the mixture over moderately low heat, stirring and being careful not to let it boil, until it is hot. Add the oysters and salt to taste and heat the pan roast until it is hot, being careful not to let it boil.
3 Divide the pan roast among 6 shallow bowls and garnish with the croutons and parsley.
It’s a Merry Outer Banks Seafood Christmas!
