Oysters, Three Ways
"Oysters served, grilled, fried and raw on the half shell."
- Ready In:
- 12mins
- Ingredients:
- 23
- Serves:
-
1
ingredients
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For the Oysters
- 6 oysters
- 1 quart buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 cup cornflour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- salt and pepper
- cayenne pepper
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For the Fried Garnish
- 1 tarragon, sprig
- 1 pickled pearl onion
- capers, fried
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For the Lemon Aioli
- 3⁄4 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1⁄4 teaspoon lemon zest
- salt and pepper
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For the chili lime butter
- 1 cup softened butter
- 1⁄2 lime, juice of
- salt & pepper
- 1 tablespoon green onion (chopped)
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For the raw oysters
- green onion oil
- hot sauce
- caviar
directions
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Fried Oyster:
- Mix buttermilk and hot sauce. Shuck a fresh, local oyster and drench it in the mixture.
- Make butter from AP flour and cornmeal, then toss the drenched oysters in the batter.
- Flash fry the oysters in very hot oil until they are golden brown. Dust them with salt, pepper and cayenne.
- Serve on the half shell.
- Top with Lemon Aioli and Fried Garnish.
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Lemon Aioli:
- In a bowl add mayonnaise, lemon zest and salt, pepper, mix together.
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Fried Garnish:
- Drain capers and fry in a hot oil for a few minutes.
- Finally add few slices of pickled pearl onion and some tarragon.
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Grilled Oyster:
- In a bowl add 1 cup of softened butter, add lime juice, green chopped onions and hot sauce. Mix together and add a teaspoon of chili lime butter mixture to oysters.
- Place Oyster on the hot grill until butter melts.
- Add green onions as garnish.
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Raw Oyster:
- Add few drops of hot sauce, green onion oil, salt and pepper, a little bit of caviar and finish it with fresh dill.
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