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Oyster on a bed of leeks with white sauce

Yields4 ServingsPrep Time50 minsCook Time20 minsTotal Time1 hr 10 mins

Oyster makes a pretty popular first course. Usually, everybody will enjoy them. In that recipe, you will use the shell to fill it up with a few leeks and an oyster on top before briefly browning them in the oven.

Oyster on a bed of leeks with white sauce

 24 oysters
 2 small leeks
  Butter
 Bread crumbs
 50 ml water
 A béchamel sauce

Put the instant pot in mode browning

Make a béchamel cream https://www.cookeomania.fr/recette/creme-bechamel/

Open the oysters by passing them through the microwave (3min for 7 oysters)

Keep and wash the shell

Reserve the béchamel and wash the bowl

Put the instant pot back in mode browning

In a little butter brown the chopped leeks

Add 50ml of water and switch the instant pot in quick cooking mode 5min

In the deepest shell put leeks, place the oyster on top and pour 1 tbsp of béchamel sauce

Sprinkle with breadcrumbs

Brown the shells in the oven 5min

You may put some aluminum foil between the shell to keep them straight

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4