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Oysters on the Half Shell with Mignonette Sauce Recipe

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Ingredients:

  • 36 raw oysters (buy oysters raw on the half shell, or shuck live oysters yourself)
  • Mignonette Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup dry white wine
  • 1 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  • 1 shallot, finely chopped
  • White pepper to taste
  • Salt as needed

Directions:
Place wine and vinegar in saucepan and reduce to one-half. Turn off the flame and stir in the shallot, white pepper and salt as needed (remember: oysters tend to be salty). Set aside to steep. As you shuck your oysters, collect their juices and add to the mignonette sauce. Serve the sauce in small dishes or ramekins, letting your guests spoon it on top of each chilled, raw oyster on the half shell.

Yield: Sauce for 36 oysters


Warning: Be picky about the quality of raw shellfish, and make sure it was not taken from a polluted or unsafe area.


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Submitted 6/13/05.
Source: Internet
Submitted By: Marlen
matchlessm@aol.com
Oysters on the Half Shell with Mignonette Sauce


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