Oysters Rockefeller

After being out of town all weekend snowboarding in Lake Tahoe and eating out, we decided for Garrett's birthday to stay in and make some Oysters Rockefeller. When we were in San Francisco this past fall we ate some of the most delicious Oysters and wanted to recreate the moment here in Chico as best as we could including a wonderful bottle of wine!
Happy Birthday G! Love you

Oysters Rockefeller

12 Oysters
1 Box of frozen spinach
2 Shallots
1 Tbls Butter
3 Tbls Parmesan cheese
3/4 C Cream
Splash of White wine
3 Strips of Bacon (Optional)
Gruyere Cheese Grated
Sea Salt

Clean and shuck your Oysters. Make sure they all smell like the Ocean and that they are all closed tightly. Pour the Sea Salt in an oven safe dish and place the cleaned Oysters on the salt. This will allow them to not tip over when applying all the Spinach goodness! 

If using bacon in your mixture chop bacon into small pieces and place into the saute pan to fry.
If you decide to not use the bacon add butter and chopped Shallots. After a minute or so, add just a splash of wine to enhance the flavor. Once the spinach has defrosted squeeze out all the water and add to the shallots. Mix till it is infused with the butter and shallots. Turn down to medium heat and add the cream and Parmesan to create a creamed spinach.  After it has all been mixed together take off the heat.
Add about a tablespoon of the creamed spinach to each oyster. Once all the oysters are covered place a good amount of shredded Gruyere cheese on top each one.
Place in the oven at 350 for about 5-7 minutes or until the cheese is melted and bubbly!
I would suggest waiting just a minute to allow to cool and Enjoy!!