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Oyster Hots

So clean and piquant, you'll think you've been to the beach; serve hot to 4 to 6 people as a stimulating first course.

Type: Fish
Courses: Soup
Serves: 4 people

Recipe Ingredients

6 cups 1422mlFish stock
2   Potatoes - cut fine julienne
2   Carrots - cut fine julienne
1/2   Jalapeño pepper - (to 1) - cut fine slivers
1/2 teaspoon 2.5mlGrated lemon peel
  Salt - to taste
  Freshly-ground white pepper - to taste
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlThyme
1   Standard oysters
  Juice of 1 lemon - (2 to 3 tbspns)
  Garnish
  Paper-thin rounds of lemon - sprinkled with
  Thyme

Recipe Instructions

Bring the stock to a boil in a large saucepan. Add potatoes, carrots, jalapeño slivers, lemon zest, thyme, salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat, leave uncovered and simmer until the vegetables are tender -- about 15 minutes.

Slip the oysters with their liquid into the simmering stock and cook just until their edges curl -- about 2 minutes. Remove from heat, stir in lemon juice, and adjust for seasoning. Ladle into bowls, top each with a lemon slice and sprinkling of thyme. Serve immediately.

Source:
Soup Of The Evening...Beautiful Soup at http://www.soupsong.com

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