Seaport-Style Grilled Oysters

Name: Seaport-Style Grilled Oysters (Kaki No Minato Yaki )
Yield: Serves 5–6.
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons saké (rice wine); 2 dozen oysters, shucked; 1 small lemon, cut into wedges; 1½ tablespoons soy sauce; ¼ teaspoon salt

Kaki No Minato Yaki

Preparation info

Serves
5–6
.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

At Home with Japanese Cooking

By Elizabeth Andoh

Published 1986

About

A delightful appetizer from the sea. Here the grilled oysters are garnished with roasted paper-thin black seaweed, hence the name minato or “seaport” style.

Ingredients

¼ teaspoon salt
2 dozen oysters, shucked
1½ tablespoons saké (

Asia
Japan
Starter

Method

Sprinkle the salt over the oysters and let them stand for a few minutes before rinsing them with cold water. Pat the oysters dry and marinate them for 2–3 minutes each in first the saké, then the soy sauce.

For every 6–8 oysters you will need 2 very sharp, thin skewers (metal are preferable, but if you are using bamboo, soak them in cold water for 15 minutes beforehand). First sk