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Barbecued Oysters Recipe


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Ingredients
  • 16 oysters in shells (about 4 in. long), scrubbed
  • 2 tsps minced fresh cilantro
  • 1/4 c tomato-based chili sauce
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp oyster or soy sauce

Directions
  • Step #1 In a small bowl, lemon juice, oyster sauce, mix chili sauce, & cilantro.
  • Step #2 To shuck each oyster, cped side down, place shell, on a heavy towel.
  • Step #3 Grip curved end of shell with a towel & hold oyster level.
  • Step #4 Firmly insert an oyster knife into hinge at narrow end of oyster between top & bottom shell; twist to open.
  • Step #5 Slide oyster knife along underside of top shell to cut adductor muscle & free oyster.
  • Step #6 Remove top shell.
  • Step #7 Slide knife under oyster to cut free.
  • Step #8 Leave in shell & set shell side down on a tray.
  • Step #9 Spoon an equal portion of the chili sauce mixture onto each oyster.
  • Step #10 Set oysters on a barbecue grill over a solid bed of hot coals or high heat on a gas grill (you can hold hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds); close lid on gas grill.
  • Step #11 Cook until juices bubble, about 4 mins.
  • Step #12 Serve hot oysters in shells.
  • Enjoy the Barbecued Oysters recipe

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