Name: Red Snapper Oysters with Pickled Celery
Prep time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 4 (we would suggest at least 2 oysters per person)
Ingredients: 1 tsp horseradish; Ground black pepper; Pinch of Maldon sea salt; 8 rock (gigas) oysters; 1 lemon, zested; 125 ml cider vinegar; 6 celery sticks; 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp sugar; 300 ml dry gin; 1.25 litres tomato juice; Large Handful of crushed ice; 2 tbsp Tabasco

Preparation info

Serves
4
(we would suggest at least 2 oysters per person)

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

I chose this recipe as it makes the perfect appetiser or canapé for a party. A Red Snapper is like a Bloody Mary but made with gin instead of vodka. We use our own oysters and a gin that’s distilled near Mersea Island. — Gemma Tidmarsh

Ingredients

6 celery sticks
125 ml cider vinegar
1 tbsp sugar

Method

Firstly, you will need to pickle the celery to put on top of the dressed oysters. Finely dice 2 of the 6 celery sticks and place in a bowl. Cover with the cider vinegar and sugar. Stir thoroughly then leave the celery to pickle for 1 hour.

Now you need to make the Red Snappers. This recipe will make 4 drinks and enough left over to dress 8 oysters. Don’t make these until the celery has