Food Network: Oysters with Creme Fraiche, Lemon, and Tarragon

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Oysters with Creme Fraiche, Lemon, and Tarragon
Recipe courtesy Cory Schreiber, Wildwood, Ten Speed Press, 2000

Ingredients
1/2 cup creme fraiche or sour cream
1 tablespoon minced fresh tarragon
1 lemon, zest grated
1 1/2 teaspoons undiluted orange juice concentrate
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash cayenne pepper
Kosher or rock salt, for layering
18 large oysters, scrubbed and shucked, oysters left intact in bottom shell

Directions
Preheat the broiler. In a mixer bowl, using an electric mixer on
medium-high speed, beat the creme fraiche or sour cream until soft peaks form. Stir in the tarragon,
lemon zest, orange juice concentrate, salt, and cayenne; set aside.
In a jelly-roll pan, layer the kosher or rock salt 1/4-inch thick. Gently press the oyster shells
into the salt to hold them in place. Broil the oysters 6 inches from the heat source for 4 to 5

minutes, or just until they begin to release their juices and the shells pop open slightly. Remove
from the broiler and remove the top oyster shell by inserting a butter knife and popping the shell
off. Top each oyster with a spoonful of creme fraiche topping and serve immediately.