15 Nov 2011

Baked Oysters

I must admit, this baked oyster does look pretty!
I am not an oyster fan and I can not eat raw food, however my husband loves them and loves them raw!  Eek!  The other day we bought a box of oysters for him and he wanted me to try them, so he made some baked oysters for me.  I appreciated his efforts to have me try something new and to share his love for oysters, however I did not become a fan.   It's an acquired taste, so perhaps I need to keep trying them...

A box has about 24 oysters and cost us 
20 Euros for size 2.
Ingredients:
-7 oysters (1 serving as an appetizer)
-4 teaspoons butter
-3 teaspoons white wine
-7 teaspoons creme fraiche
-Handful of bread crumbs
-A few sprigs of chopped parsley
-Sea salt

Place opened oysters on top of the sea salt
Instructions:
-In a baking dish, place the sea salt, so that it will give stability to the oysters when baking.
-Open up the oysters, drain its liquid out and place on top of the sea salt.
Place a bit of the butter mixture on top of each oyster.
-In a small bowl, mix the white wine, butter and chopped parsley.  Place a small teaspoon on top of each oyster.
-Add a bit of creme fraiche on top of each oyster.
-Top off with the breadcrumbs.
-Bake in the oven for about 20-25 minutes at 200 degrees C and serve immediately.

This is my husband's plate! 
Raw with just a dab of lemon juice on top.
Optional:
-Eat them raw and add a bit of lemon juice or red wine vinegar mixed with chopped shallots. This is pure heaven for my husband! 








 

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