OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE

OYSTERS ON THE HALF SHELL WITH LIME VINAIGRETTE image

Yield 12 pcs

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 shallots minced
2 garlic cloves minced
1 serrano chili, seeds and ribs removed, chopped
1 ½ teaspoons sugar
2 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
Juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped chives
12 small oysters like Kumamoto
Sea salt
bed of ice

Steps:

1.To make the vinaigrette, heat the olive oil in a small sauté pan over medium heat. Add the shallots, garlic and chili and sauté until the shallots are softened, about 2 minutes. 2.Add the sugar, soy sauce and vinegar and stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and stir in the lime juice, cilantro and chives. Let cool to room temperature. 3.Rinse the oysters under cold water then shuck them. 4.Cut the muscle that attaches the oysters to the top of the shell. 5.Spoon the vinaigrette over the top. Sprinkle with sea salt. Arrange the oysters on a bed of ice