Try serving a piece of this as an appetizer on St Patrick’s Day * The recipe call for an enticing mixture of leeks, apple, blue cheese and oysters * But first the pastry * Heat oven to 400 degrees * Whisk one cup of all-purpose flour with 1/2 tsp of salt * add 6 Tbsp of butter in bits and combine until the mixture’s crumbs are the size of small pebbles * Take one large egg and separate yolk from white * Beat the yolk with 3 Tbsp cold water ( a fourth may be needed later on) and add the flour mixture * toss with a fork or pulse in a by machine until the mixture starts to come together to form a dough * With some flour on a rolling surface gather the dough on the floured surface * form in a disk and roll in a 12 inch circle * Fit the dough into an 8 inch pie pan and crimp the edges * Take a fork and puncture the dough five or six times for even baking * bake for fifteen minutes with a foil covering * remove the foil and bake until golden – another ten minutes or so * remove from the oven * While the pie shell is baking prep for the pie filling * Melt 1 Tbsp butter in a 12 inch skillet and add 1/2 cup of finely chopped leeks, 1/2 cup of peeled and chopped green apple and 1/2 cup of finely chopped fennel bulb * Saute on low heat until tender and translucent * Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and remove from the heat * Now for the oysters * The oysters may be from the east coast; such as Fishers Island or Beausoleil * Or they may be from the west coast such as Hood Canal * Place the oysters in a 3 quart saucepan with just enough water to cover and heat the water just above 140 degrees * Shut off heat and let it sit on the burner for 5 minutes * allow the oysters to cool * open the oysters flat side up and remove the oysters over a bowl to catch the juices * In a separate bowl mash 5 ounces of blue cheese adding three Tbsp of reserved oyster juice * Beat egg white until softly peaked and fold into the cheese * Spread the leek, fennel and apple mixture in pie shell and spread cheese mixture on top * Place in oven and bake twenty minutes * Melt last Tbsp of butter and allow to turn light brown * Mix in with the oysters * Remove the pie from the oven and arrange buttered oysters on top * Bake two more minutes and remove from the heat * Let pie set about 10 minutes * cut in four portions and serve * Give yourself about 1 hour to prepare this oyster pie – layered with blue cheese * May want to think about some Irish whiskey or a Guinness stout if serving this on St Patrick’s Day
OYSTER PIE
15 Wednesday Mar 2017
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