Ingredients

3/4 cup firmly packed watercress sprigs (2 oz before discarding coarse stems), finely chopped

1 1/3 cups firmly packed baby spinach (1 1/3 oz), finely chopped

3 tablespoons finely chopped scallion greens

1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

2 teaspoons minced celery

3 tablespoons coarse fresh bread crumbs (preferably from a day-old baguette)

3 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 teaspoon Pernod or other anise-flavored liquor

Pinch of cayenne

3 bacon slices

About 10 cups kosher salt for baking and serving (3 lb)

20 small oysters on the half shell, oysters picked over for shell fragments and shells scrubbed well

Description

Oysters Rockefeller Were Created In 1899 By Jules Alciatore Of Antoine's Restaurant, In New Orleans, To Make Use Of Local Shellfish And Greens....

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