We used The Oyster Bed, a metal oyster dish, but you could use 6 (4-ounce) ramekins. Visit theoysterbed.com to purchase or find retailers.
Roasted Oysters with Green Chile-Garlic Butter
Yields: 6 servings
Ingredients
- 6 large fresh oysters, shucked
- Green Chile-Garlic Butter (recipe follows)
- ¼ cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
- 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ cup sliced green onion
- French bread, to serve
Green Chile-Garlic Butter
- 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 2 (4-ounce) cans diced green chiles, drained and patted dry
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°.
- Arrange oysters in an oyster baking container. Top each oyster with 1 tablespoon Green Chile-Garlic Butter.
- Bake until oysters begin to curl around the edges, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to broil.
- In a small bowl, toss together bread crumbs, oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle oysters with bread crumbs mixture. Add ⅓ cup Green Chile-Garlic Butter to well.
- Broil on middle rack of oven until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with green onion. Serve immediately with bread and additional Green Chile-Garlic Butter.
Green Chile-Garlic Butter
- In a medium bowl, beat all ingredients with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Spoon into a small bowl. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
