Oyster Hots Recipe - Cooking Index
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| 6 cups | 1422ml | Fish stock |
| 2 | Potatoes - cut fine julienne | |
| 2 | Carrots - cut fine julienne | |
| 1/2 | Jalapeño pepper - (to 1) - cut fine slivers | |
| 1/2 teaspoon | 2.5ml | Grated lemon peel |
| Salt - to taste | ||
| Freshly-ground white pepper - to taste | ||
| 1/4 teaspoon | 1.3ml | Thyme |
| 1 | Standard oysters | |
| Juice of 1 lemon - (2 to 3 tbspns) | ||
| Garnish | ||
| Paper-thin rounds of lemon - sprinkled with | ||
| Thyme |
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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