Best Hog Island Oysters With Ginger Mignonette Cucumber And Wasabi Tobiko Recipes

Raw Oysters on the Half Shell with Cucumber Mignonette image

Provided by Tyler Florence

Time 1h20m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

12 large West Coast oysters
Crushed ice or rock salt
1 cup rice wine vinegar
1 shallot, minced
One 1-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
1/2 hothouse cucumber, peeled and minced
1 tablespoon sugar
Several turns freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons prepared horseradish
1 cup ketchup
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1/4 teaspoon hot sauce, or to taste
1 lemon, juiced

Steps:

For the Oysters:
Begin by shucking oysters. Find a durable, thick cloth and fold it over several times to create a square; this will steady the oysters as you shuck them and also protect your hand. Using the towel as a mitt, hold the oyster firmly on a flat surface. Insert the tip of your oyster knife between the shell halves, and work it around 1 side to the other as you pry it open. Using the knife, cut the muscles away from the top, flat shell, bend the shell back, and discard it. Run the knife underneath the oyster to detach it completely, but leave it in its shell (take care not to cut the meat itself). Nestle the oysters in a bed of crushed ice or wet rock salt to keep them steady. Serve immediately.
For the Cucumber Mignonette Sauce:
In a small bowl, combine the rice wine vinegar, shallots, ginger, cucumber, sugar and black pepper; mixing with a fork. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour or up to the day before you plan to serve, to allow the flavors to come together. Serve with raw oysters.
For the Cocktail Sauce:
Mix ingredients in a blender to combine. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Oysters with Ginger Mignonette image

Provided by Dave Lieberman

Categories appetizer

Time 10m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 small shallot minced
1/4 cup sherry vinegar
Couple small pinches superfine sugar
10 grinds freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon finely grated ginger
2 dozen shucked oysters on the half shell

Steps:

Oysters with a Classic Mignonette Sauce image

Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories appetizer

Time 25m

Yield 12 oysters

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 shallot, minced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
12 large oysters, shucked

Steps:

Stir together the vinegar, shallots and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a small bowl. Let sit for at least 10 minutes to let the flavors combine. Drizzle the sauce over the oysters.

Hog Island Oysters with Ginger Mignonette, Cucumber, and Wasabi Tobiko image

Yield serves 8

Number Of Ingredients 9

MIGNONETTE
1/4 cup unseasoned rice wine vinegar
1 1/2 teaspoons finely minced shallot
1 1/2 teaspoons finely minced fresh ginger
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1/2 teaspoon soy sauce
2 dozen Hog Island Sweetwater oysters or other fresh oysters
1/2 cup peeled and finely diced Armenian or English (hothouse) cucumber
1 ounce (about 2 tablespoons) wasabi-flavored tobiko (flying fish roe)

Steps:

For the mignonette: In a small bowl, whisk together the vinegar, shallot, ginger, sugar, and soy sauce until the sugar dissolves. Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
Shuck the oysters and place them, on the half shell, on crushed ice. Top each oyster with about 1 teaspoon of the diced cucumber. Whisk the mignonette, then spoon about 1/2 teaspoon over each oyster. Top with a small spoonful of tobiko and serve immediately.