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Oysters Three Ways

Name: Oysters Three Ways
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 60 ml Champagne vinegar; 2 tbsp shallot, minced; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tsp sugar; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 4 tbsp unsalted butter; 2 tbsp capers, drained; 2 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, minced; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 1 clove garlic, minced; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 55 g Provolone cheese, finely grated; ¼ cup panko bread crumbs; 8 slices prosciutto, thin slices, finely chopped; 10 leaves sage; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 3 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil; 30 fresh medium oysters; ½ sourdough baguette, cut into 6 mm (1/4 inch) slices; 60 ml extra-virgin olive oil, for the bread; rock salt, for the platter, to taste; 2 lemons, halved, grilled or broiled

Fresh oysters served raw with a sharp Champagne mignonette, broiled under lemon caper butter, and broiled again under a crunchy prosciutto and sage topping. Serve with crisp garlic-oil bread and grilled lemons.

YieldServes 4 to 6
Hands-on50 min
Total1 h 18 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Mignonette

60 mlChampagne vinegar
2 tbspshallot, minced
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, minced
2 clovesgarlic, minced
1 tspsugar
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Lemon caper butter

4 tbspunsalted butter
2 tbspcapers, drained
2 tbspflat-leaf parsley, minced
1lemon, zested and juiced
1 clovegarlic, minced
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Prosciutto topping

55 gProvolone cheese, finely grated
¼ cuppanko bread crumbs
8 slicesprosciutto, thin slices, finely chopped
10 leavessage
to tastefreshly ground black pepper
3 tbspextra-virgin olive oil

Oysters

30fresh medium oysters

To serve

½sourdough baguette, cut into 6 mm (1/4 inch) slices
60 mlextra-virgin olive oil, for the bread
to tasterock salt, for the platteroptional
2lemons, halved, grilled or broiled

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Mollusk shellfish
Sulfites
Oyster
Wheat
Olive
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Onion family (any)
Garlic
Shallot
Sage
Parsley
Black and white pepper
Yeast
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Capers

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Oven

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Needs advance prep

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: low
Carbs: low
Fat: high
Fiber: low
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: high

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