Texas Gulf Oysters with Creole Mustard Menuiere Sauce over Andouille Waffles

Number of Servings: 
6
Ingredients: 
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1/3 cup diced onion
1/3 diced red bell pepper
1 cup sliced crimini mushrooms
1 tablespoon Navajo seasoning
2 tablespoons all purpose flour
1/2 cup clam juice
2 oz. sherry (crème)
2 oz. white wine
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 dash Tabasco
1 tablespoon Creole mustard
1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh)
1 cup heavy cream
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
salt and pepper, to taste
24 shucked Texas oysters
Andouille Corn Bread Waffles
1/2 cup Masa Harina
1 1/2 cups cornmeal
1/2 cup flour
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups milk
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup cream style corn
1/2 cup cooked andouille
Instructions: 

Saute onion and garlic with butter in hot skillet for 2 minutes. Add red pepper and cook 1 minute. Add mushrooms and cook until they are soft. Season with 1 tablespoon Navajo seasoning. Add flour. Cook while stirring for 2 minutes. Add wine and clam juice and cook until sauce starts to thicken (keep stirring). Incorporate cream and reduce until thick, add Worcestershire, Tabasco and Creole mustard. Strain oysters and add with sherry. Cook 3 minutes. Whisk in butter, one tablespoon at a time; add salt and pepper.

Andouille Corn Bread Waffles

Stir first 6 ingredients in a bowl. Stir together eggs and next 4 ingredients. Add to cornmeal mixture, stirring until dry ingredients are mixed with liquid. Bake in preheated waffle iron.

To serve: Cut waffles into triangles; stack 2 pieces with oysters on top, sauce in between and sauce on top.
Source: Recipe courtesy of Steve Howard, Navajo Grill and the Texas Department of Agriculture

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