Baked oysters with garlic parsley butter

Votes: 2

Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Even if you're not a fan of European raw oysters, you might change your mind after trying these prized seafood products prepared American-style – in the oven. Opened oysters are laid on thin slices of baguette, a pat of fragrant butter is added to each shell, and the oysters are baked for a few minutes. The butter, seasoned with roasted garlic, parsley, and lemon zest, imbues them with a fantastic flavor. A perfect appetizer for special occasions!

The recipes use measuring containers with the following volumes:
1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

Ingredients for the recipe:

Oysters

24 oysters (in shells)
1 baguette, cut into 1cm thick slices.

Garlic oil with parsley

110 g unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup coarsely chopped fresh parsley
2 tbsp chopped shallots
1.5 tsp. grated lemon zest
1 tbsp. baked garlic

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Cooking the dish according to the recipe:

Make garlic butter with parsley:
In a food processor, pulse the butter, parsley, shallot, lemon zest, roasted garlic and some salt and black pepper until smooth.
Preheat the oven to 190°C (375°F). Shuck the oysters with an oyster knife. Arrange them on small baking sheets, topped with baguette slices. Top each oyster with a teaspoon of garlic-parsley butter. Bake the oysters until the butter melts, 8-10 minutes. Serve immediately.

Author of the recipe - Marc Murphy is an executive chef, restaurateur, and television personality.

Categories:

recipe / Festive dishes / Valentine's Day / Appetizers / Canapes / Sandwiches / Fish appetizers

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