Shellfish with Foaming Citrus Butter

Name: Shellfish with Foaming Citrus Butter
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon finely snipped chives; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; 50 g (1¾ oz) butter; 1 tablespoon blood orange juice or regular orange juice; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) live Moreton Bay bugs (see Note) sourdough or country-style bread, to serve; 1 tablespoon finely grated orange zest; 1 large garlic clove, crushed

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Cook's Book of Everything

By Lulu Grimes

Published 2009

About

Ingredients

1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) live Moreton Bay bugs (see Note) sourdough or country-s

Starter
Side dish
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Freeze the bugs for 1–2 hours before cooking. Nearer to cooking time, heat the grill (broiler) to its highest setting.
Plunge the bugs into a large saucepan of boiling water for 2 minutes, then drain. Using a sharp knife or cleaver, cut each bug in half from head to tail. Put the bugs on a large baking tray, cut side up. Grill (broil) for 5–6 minu