Oysters Bienville: Difference between revisions

'''Oysters Bienville''' is a traditional dish in [[New Orleans cuisine]] of baked [[oyster]]s in a shrimp sauce.<ref name="Tucker 2009 p. 63"/> It is served at some of the city's renowned restaurants, originating at [[Arnaud's]]. Ingredients include shrimp, mushrooms, bell peppers, sherry, a [[roux]] with butter, [[Parmesan cheese]] and other lighter cheese, as well as [[bread crumbs]].<ref name=nomenu/><ref name="Meyer Vann 2008 p. 36"/> The oysters are baked in the shell or can be made in a small [[casserole dish]] or [[au gratin dish]].<ref name=nomenu>{{cite web|url=http://www.nomenu.com/joomla1/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=743:oysters-bienville&catid=271:oyster-appetizers&Itemid=239 |title=Oysters Bienville |publisher=Nomenu.com |date= |accessdate=2013-07-01}}</ref> ThThe dish was named for [[Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville]] (1680–1767), French governor of Louisiana and founder of New Orleans.