Poached Oysters Wrapped in Lettuce Leaves

Name: Poached Oysters Wrapped in Lettuce Leaves (Huîtres en feuilles vertes)
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 24 small lettuce leaves; 24 oysters; 15 g (½ oz) shallots, finely chopped; 225 ml (8 fl. oz) fish stock; 15 g (½ oz) each of carrot leek and celery, washed, trimmed, peeled and cut into fine julienne strips; 15 g (½ oz) each of carrot leek and celery, washed, trimmed, peeled and cut into fine julienne strips; a squeeze of lemon juice; salt and freshly ground pepper; salt and freshly ground pepper

Huîtres en feuilles vertes

Preparation info

4
people

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Cuisine Naturelle

By Anton Mosimann

Published 1985

About

Oysters - renowned more for their supposed aphrodisiac properties than for their protein content - are wrapped in lettuce leaves for an unusual and attractive dish.

Ingredients

24 small lettuce leaves
24 oysters
15 g (½

Europe
France
Switzerland
Fish course
Gluten-free
Pescatarian

Method

Plunge the lettuce leaves into boiling water. Return to the boil then remove at once to ice-cold water. Drain well and remove any coarse stems.
Open the oysters with an oyster knife or small strong knife. Strain the liquid into the fish stock and reserve.
Remove oysters from the shells and cut away the tendon. Season with pepper.
Wrap each oys