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Oysters on the Half Shell
Recipe courtesy Chuck Hughes
- Total Time:
- 15 min
- Prep:
- 15 min |
- Inactive Prep:
- -- |
- Cook:
- --
- Level:
- Intermediate
- Yield:
- 12 oysters
Ingredients
- 12 oysters in the shell
- 1 lemon
- 1 bottle hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
Directions
Place the tip of your oyster knife into the tip of the hinge on the oyster shell, and twist to open. It may take you a few tries to get the technique, but once you do, it is easy.
Make sure to employ a towel over your hand. Once open, scrape the bottom and top muscles separately to loosen the flesh from the shell. Leave the mussel meat in the bottom shell.
Add a squeeze of lemon juice and hot sauce if you wish, and slurp down, chewing if you want the full experience.