Jan. 10th is National Oyster Rockefeller Day! Celebrate with Chef Tommy Shorthouse's take on the classic. 

Ingredients:

1doz Fanny Bay Small or Medium size oysters in shell

Topping:

Celery X 1 stalk (diced small)

Shallots X 2 large shallots (diced small)

Fennel X 1/3rd of a bulb (diced small)

Garlic X 3 cloves (diced small)

Spinach X 2 cups

White wine X 1oz

Butter X 1 TBSP

Olive oil X 2 TBSP

Salt & pepper

Juice from half a lemon & the zest

Hollandaise Sauce: 

Egg yolks X 3 

Clarified butter X 1 cup

White wine vinegar X 1/2 TBSP

Tabasco

Worcestershire sauce

Juice from half of a lemon

Salt

Old Bay Seasoning

INSTRUCTIONS: 

-In a pan add butter and olive oil on medium heat

-Add small diced fennel, celery, garlic, and shallots and cook until tender

-Add the white wine and reduce until nearly evaporated

-Season with a pinch of salt, pepper, lemon & it’s zest then remove from heat to cool

-Bring a pot of water to simmer and blanch your spinach for 5-7 seconds, then immediately remove and ice to stop the cooking

-Remove spinach from ice water, drain off all of the liquid

-Transfer the spinach and cooled fennel/celery mixture into a food processor and blitz until finely chopped.

-Shuck your oysters and place them on a baking sheet in the shell (use crumpled tin foil or rock salt to hold them up and prevent them from tipping)

-Spread your mixture evenly across the top of the oysters and bake them at 375F for 12mins or until bubbling

-While the oysters are baking, making your hollandaise sauce

-In a medium metal bowl ad the egg yolks and vinegar (whisk over a simmering pot of water, be careful not to scramble the eggs, mixture should become a thick-ribbony consistency)

-Continue whisking while slowly adding in the warmed clarified butter

-Season with a pinch of salt, a few dashes of Worcestershire sauce, Tobasco, and fresh lemon juice

-Remove oysters from the oven and top with your hollandaise sauce and sprinkle some Old Bay Seasoning on top before serving

-Pro-tip if you have a kitchen torch you can also lightly torch the top of the Rockefeller!