Best Roast Oysters And Tomato Butter Recipes

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ROASTED OYSTERS WITH WARM BUTTER MIGNONETTE



Roasted Oysters With Warm Butter Mignonette image

Quickly roasting oysters in a hot oven pops the shells apart so they can be opened the rest of the way by hand, no shucking skills required.

Provided by Anna Stockwell

Categories     Oyster     Shallot     Vinegar     Butter     Appetizer     Hors D'Oeuvre     Valentine's Day     New Year's Eve     Entertaining     Christmas Eve     Roast     Shellfish

Yield 2-4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 small shallot, finely chopped
3 Tbsp. red wine vinegar
12 oysters in shell
Coarse sea salt or kosher salt
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 400°F. Stir shallot, vinegar, and 1 Tbsp. water in a small bowl; set aside. Line a plate with salt (this will help hold the oysters in place without tipping out their juices) and set aside.
  • Rinse oysters, then arrange flat side up on a wire rack set inside a rimmed baking sheet. Roast until oysters crack open, 4-6 minutes. (They won't open completely like a cooked clam; the top shell will separate from the bottom with about a 1/4" opening at the rounded end.) Some may open before others-remove from oven as soon as they open. Discard any oysters that don't open after 7 minutes.
  • To finish opening oysters: Fold a dish towel several times and hold oyster using towel. Slide a butter knife into opening all the way to the hinge. Turn butter knife perpendicular so top shell pops all the way open. Pull off top shell with your hand, being careful not to tip bottom shell and lose any liquid (this should all happen very easily without much force). Gently slide knife under oyster in bottom shell to release the muscle, then transfer to plate with salt.
  • Stir butter into reserved vinegar mixture. Spoon over oysters.

ROASTED OYSTERS WITH GARLIC-PARSLEY BUTTER



Roasted Oysters with Garlic-Parsley Butter image

Provided by Marc Murphy

Categories     appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 stick unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup roughly chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons minced shallots
1 1/2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon roasted garlic
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
24 oysters (in the shell)
1 baguette, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Steps:

  • Make the garlic-parsley butter: Puree the butter, parsley, shallots, lemon zest, roasted garlic and a little salt and pepper in a food processor until smooth.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Open the oysters with an oyster knife. Divide the oysters among small baking dishes lined with baguette slices. Place a heaping teaspoon of garlic-parsley butter on each oyster. Roast the oysters until the butter is melted, 8 to 10 minutes. Serve immediately.

OVEN-ROASTED OYSTERS



Oven-Roasted Oysters image

In New York, as in most North American cities these days, oysters are relatively plentiful, whether they're harvested locally or flown in from afar. Open space for lighting bonfires, however, is in decidedly short supply, so we set about adapting the oyster roast's winning combination of extreme informality and indulgence to a city setting.

Provided by Matt Lee And Ted Lee

Categories     appetizer, side dish

Time 45m

Yield 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

100 to 120 unshucked oysters, scrubbed clean
6 small lemons, cut into wedges
Tabasco, or other pepper sauce
Sour orange mignonette (see recipe)

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 475 degrees. Working in batches, arrange oysters in a single layer in a 12-by-16-inch roasting pan fitted with a flat rack. Pour 1/3. inch of hot tap water into pan, and bake for 7 minutes, or until oyster shells have begun to open.
  • Using gloves or tongs, transfer oysters to a table covered in newspaper for guests to shuck, garnish and eat while next batch cooks. Add water to pan as necessary, and repeat roasting until all oysters have been served, about 45 minutes. Serve with lemon wedges hot sauce, and sour orange mignonette.

ROASTED OYSTERS WITH PARSLEY BUTTER ON TOAST



Roasted Oysters with Parsley Butter on Toast image

The flavorful parsley butter in this recipe works triple time. First, it slowly melts into the oysters, helping to cook them and keep them juicy. It also melts into the pan, helping to crisp up the bread. Lastly, it becomes an herby sauce that is dumped onto the toasty bread for a delicious appetizer.

Provided by Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 20m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 stick (8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
4 cloves garlic
1 lemon, zested
Kosher salt
1/2 French baguette, sliced 1/2-inch-thick on a slight bias
14 large oysters in the shell

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Puree the butter, parsley, garlic, lemon zest, 1/4 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper in a food processor until smooth and bright green from the parsley, about 1 minute.
  • Line a 12-inch cast-iron skillet with the baguette slices. Open the oysters with an oyster knife, detach the oyster from the bottom shells and discard the top shells. Place one oyster half onto each baguette slice and top each with a heaping teaspoon of the parsley butter.
  • Roast the oysters until the parsley butter is melted and the baguette slices are lightly toasted, 8 to 10 minutes. To serve, pour an oyster and the butter from the shell onto each baguette slice and eat immediately.

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