24 Zeeland creuses (for this dish we recommend larger sizes)
1 glass of champagne (cava or prosecco is also allowed)
1 sprig of tarragon, finely chopped
3 egg yolks
50 grams of clarified butter
juice of ½ lemon
1 tbsp cream, lobed beaten
pepper
salt
How to prepare
Impress with these oysters au gratin with champagne sabayon! Recipe by Bart van Olphen, fish expert and co-founder Fish Tales.
Preparation
1 Open the oysters neatly, carefully detach them from their shells and store the oyster meat separately from the shells in a container. Catch the oyster liquid and keep it separate. Pour the rest from the tray over the oysters.
2 Put the champagne and tarragon in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Leave to soak for 3 minutes on low heat, then sieve.
3 Put this champagne liquid together with the oyster liquid and the egg yolks in a bowl au bainmarie. Beat with a whisk until everything is well mixed.
4 Now beat the clarified butter through it, stirring it quickly in drops. Season to taste with lemon juice, pepper and salt.
5 Heat the oysters very gently in a small saucepan in their own liquid for 1 minute.
6 Put the oysters back in the shell, in the deep side. Pour a little champagne sabayon over each oyster so that they are all completely covered. Grate the oysters briefly under a hot oven grill and serve on a platter, placing the oyster on the back of the remaining oyster shell to keep them upright.
7 Au bainmarie
With this method, you increase the temperature slowly so that the different components can bind well. You put a pan with a layer of water on the fire until it boils. Hold it at boiling point and hang on the edge of the pan a bowl containing the ingredients, so that the bowl hangs above the water but does not touch the water. It is the steam of the boiling water that heats the contents of the bowl.
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.