Oysters Bienville

Name: Oysters Bienville
Ingredients: 1/2 pound sliced bacon, chopped; 1 cup chopped yellow onions; 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon cayenne; 2 teaspoons chopped garlic; 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter; 1 cup bleached all-purpose flour; 2 cups milk; 1/2 cup dry white wine; 1/4 pound white button mushrooms, wiped clean, stems trimmed, and sliced (about 2 cups); 1 pound medium-size shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped; 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice; 1/2 cup chopped green onions or scallions (green part only); 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves; 4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten; 3 dozen medium-size oysters, shucked and drained, reserve the deeper bottom shells; Rock salt (optional)

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Oysters Bienville is great for entertaining and it is very popular in New Orleans. This dish is even named in honor of of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville, the French Colonial Governor of...

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Ingredients

1/2 pound sliced bacon, chopped
1 cup chopped yellow onions
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cayenne
2 teaspoons chopped garlic
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
1 cup bleached all-purpose flour
2 cups milk
1/2 cup dry white wine
1/4 pound white button mushrooms, wiped clean, stems trimmed, and sliced (about 2 cups)
1 pound medium-size shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped
3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped green onions or scallions (green part only)
3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
4 large egg yolks, lightly beaten
3 dozen medium-size oysters, shucked and drained, reserve the deeper bottom shells
Rock salt (optional)