Fresh Oysters and Brown Bread

Preparation info
  • Serves

    8

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

  • About

We enjoyed fresh oysters at the “Au Chien Qui Fume” bistro in Paris’ Les Halles area. The dog wasn’t the only one smoking — everyone else was too!

Ingredients

48 | 48 <

Method

Ensure that oysters have been cleaned of any grit by rinsing multiple times in cold water and scrubbing the shells. If you do this ahead of time, store in the fridge with the “cup,” or bottom side, of the oyster side down (on a baking tray is best).

Place a wet towel on the counter so the oysters won’t slide around. Place the tip of the oyster knife into the “hinge” of the oysters and,