Name: Grilled Oysters on the Half Shell
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 2 dozen fresh un-shucked oysters; 3 sticks butter; 4 oz herb compound butter; 3 tbsps classic mignonette; 3 tbsps cocktail sauce

Grilled Oysters on the Half Shell

Pig Beach

Grilled Oysters on the Half Shell: Enjoy two dozen fresh oysters, grilled until perfectly tender. Top with rich butter and serve with herb compound butter, classic mignonette, and cocktail sauce for an indulgent and savory seafood experience.

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 20

Total Time 35

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Cajun and Creole

Servings people

Calories 1100 kcal

Ingredients

2 dozen fresh un-shucked oysters
3 sticks butter

DIPPING SAUCES

4 oz herb compound butter
3 tbsps classic mignonette
3 tbsps cocktail sauce

Instructions

HEAT your grill until it is nice and hot. This is a quick-cooking dish, so the hotter the better. You want to avoid overcooking, so it's better to work in several smaller batches that you can manage rather than one large batch that might overcook.
SHUCK the oysters.
ARRANGE the shucked oysters on the grill. Discard the top (flatter) shell and arrange the bottom (bowl-like) shells with the raw oysters in rows over the grill.
ADD about a tablespoon of butter to each oyster.
CLOSE the grill and cook the oysters for 3 to 4 minutes. Check them after this time. The oysters should be just barely starting to shrink and you should see some caramelization in the butter around the edges. Cook for another 30 seconds if needed; it's better to undercook the oysters than overcook them.
SERVE right away.

Nutrition

Calories: 1100kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 21gFat: 124gSaturated Fat: 72gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 29gTrans Fat: 3gCholesterol: 590mgSodium: 1.32mgPotassium: 710mgSugar: 0.5gVitamin A: 2710IUVitamin C: 6mgCalcium: 47.5mgIron: 11.4mg

Keyword Cajun Cuisine, Grilled Oysters, Seafood Appetizer

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Grilled Oysters on the Half Shell