Recipes · American · Seafood

Oysters Rockefeller

One serving has 334 kcal and 17 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (807%), vitamin K (283%), zinc (258%), copper (221%), selenium (178%) and manganese (71%). Ready in 34 minutes.

Oysters Rockefeller
Photo: David Veksler, CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
  • Preparation: 20 min
  • Cooking: 14 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (211 g)
  • Difficulty: Hard
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Low carb
  • Contains: alcohol, dairy, gluten, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 120 g Oysters, raw
  • 40 g Spinach, raw
  • 20 g Butter, unsalted
  • 10 g Breadcrumbs, dry
  • 8 g Parmesan cheese
  • 2 g Garlic, raw
  • 5 g Scallions, raw
  • 3 g Parsley, fresh
  • 3 g Spirits
  • 0.1 g Black pepper
  • 0.1 g Salt

Method

  1. Shuck the oysters, keeping the meat in the deeper half shell and reserving the liquor.
  2. Finely chop the spinach, garlic, scallions and parsley.
  3. Melt the butter in a pan, add the chopped spinach mixture, and cook until wilted, about 3 minutes; stir in the spirits, salt and pepper, then remove from the heat.
  4. Mix in the breadcrumbs and parmesan.
  5. Nestle the oysters in their shells on a bed of coarse salt or crumpled foil to keep them steady, then top each with a spoonful of the spinach mixture.
  6. Bake at 220°C (425°F) for 10-12 minutes until bubbling and lightly golden on top; serve immediately, very hot.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy334 kcal16%
Carbohydrates16.1 g
Water152 mL
Fiber1.6 g6%
Protein17.2 g36%
Tryptophan0.2 g
Threonine0.7 g
Isoleucine0.78 g
Leucine1.3 g
Lysine1.3 g
Methionine0.38 g
Cystine0.21 g
Phenylalanine0.7 g
Tyrosine0.62 g
Valine0.84 g
Histidine0.39 g
Fat21.7 g
Monounsaturated5.8 g
Polyunsaturated2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.3 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.53 g
Omega-60.64 g
Saturated12.1 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol108 mg
Calcium179 mg18%
Copper2 mg221%
Iron8.1 mg45%
Magnesium69.4 mg22%
Manganese1.3 mg71%
Phosphorus298 mg43%
Potassium496 mg11%
Selenium97.6 µg178%
Sodium370 mg
Zinc20.6 mg258%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.22 mg20%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.44 mg40%
Niacin (vitamin B3)3.5 mg25%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.77 mg15%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.19 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)109 µg27%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)19.4 µg807%
Choline15.3 mg4%
Vitamin A453 µg65%
Vitamin C26.4 mg35%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)1.5 IU0%
Vitamin E1.4 mg9%
Vitamin K255 µg283%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.9 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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