Grilled oysters with garlic butter
Shucked oysters topped with a garlicky herb butter and served with lemon wedges. This is a savory, briny and insanely delicious appetizer. It’s also a great way to serve oysters to oyster novices as well as those who are not ready to make the jump into the world of raw oysters.
Ingredients
- 1 stick unsalted butter softened
- 1/2 cup basil loosely packed, basil leaves, roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup parsley loosely packed, leaves only, roughly chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely minced
- 1 tablespoon dry white wine
- 1 lemon zest of
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 12 oysters scrubbed and shucked
For serving
- 1 lemon cut into wedges
Instructions
- Preheat grill to high heat. Combine butter, herbs, garlic, wine, lemon zest, black pepper in a small bowl. Add 1/2 tsp garlic butter to each shucked oyster.
- Grill (place oysters in an oyster grilling dish OR grill safe cast iron skillet OR directly on grill OR crumble up a piece of tin-foil, stretch it back out and nestle the oysters into the foil) for 6-8 minutes until bubbly and oysters curl inwards.
- Remove CAREFULLY from grill using grill or fire safe gloves. Serve with lemon wedges.
- Save leftover garlic butter for using on toasted bread from your favorite local bakery.
Nutrition
Calories: 228kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 62mgSodium: 10mgPotassium: 128mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 1195IUVitamin C: 35mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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