Grilled Oysters with Garlic Butter

Name: Grilled Oysters with Garlic Butter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: Dash of Tabasco; 1 tbsp very finely chopped fresh parsley; Cracked black pepper; 8 whole live oysters; 3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 cloves of garlic, grated; Squeeze of lemon juice

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

For The Love Of The Sea

By Jenny Jefferies

Published 2021

About

Our locally grown oysters are delicious cooked with garlic, velvety butter and fresh cracked black pepper, paired with zingy lemon. The perfect weekend starter treat. — Stephen Cameron

Ingredients

3 tbsp unsalted butter, softened
2 tbsp olive oil
2 cloves<

Starter
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

In a bowl, mix the butter with the oil, garlic, parsley, lemon juice, Tabasco and some black pepper to taste. Place the closed oysters on a baking tray with the flat side of the shell facing upwards. Place under a preheated grill for 1 minute. When you start to see the shells opening, remove them from the grill.

Using an oven mitt to protect your hands from the heat, slide a shucking kn