Black Roasted Cod with Sea Beans and Oysters

Ingredients

• 0.1 teaspoon pepper black
• 24 oz cod fillet skinless black thick ()
• 4 teaspoons juice of lemon fresh
• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 
• 2 cups sea beans 
• 0.3 cup shallots finely chopped
• 16 small shucked oysters with their liquor (preferably Kumamoto or Prince Edward Island)
• 0.3 cup butter unsalted

Equipment

• bowl
• frying pan
• paper towels
• sauce pan
• oven
• sieve
• colander

Directions

1. Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 450°F.
2. Cook sea beans in a 2-quart saucepan of boiling (unsalted) water 1 minute, then drain in a colander. Quickly transfer to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking.
3. Drain, then pat dry with paper towels.
4. Drain oysters in a sieve set over a bowl and reserve their liquor.
5. Pat fish dry and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
6. Heat oil in a 12-inch ovenproof heavy skillet over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then cook fish, skinned side up, until undersides are browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn fish over and transfer skillet to oven, then roast until fish is just cooked through, 9 to 11 minutes.
7. While cod is roasting, cook shallot in 3 tablespoons butter, covered, in a 10-inch heavy skillet over low heat, stirring occasionally, until softened but not golden, 2 to 3 minutes.
8. Add lemon juice and oyster liquor and bring to a simmer over moderate heat.
9. Add oysters and season lightly with salt and pepper if desired, then cook at a bare simmer, covered, until just barely firm, 1 to 2 minutes.
10. Remove from heat.
11. Center pieces of cod on 4 large plates (reserve skillet) and arrange sea beans and oysters around fish. Discard fat from 12-inch skillet and add oyster cooking liquid. Bring to a boil over high heat and swirl in remaining tablespoon butter until incorporated. Spoon sauce over seafood and serve immediately.