Roasted Oysters in Beer with Home-Made Hot Sauce
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 431
- Total Fat
- 8
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 33
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 35
- Cholesterol
- 175
- Sodium
- 1586
- Total: 25 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
3 (12 ounce) bottles dark beer
2 clean, white dish towels
28 oysters, preferably from the East coast, scrubbed well
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Home-made Hot Sauce, recipe follows
Home-made Hot Sauce:
1 cup red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon chipotle pepper puree
1 tablespoon honey
1/2 teaspoon salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F and place a large baking pan in the center of the oven.
- Pour 2 bottles of the beer in a large bowl, add the towels and soak them until completely saturated, lightly wring dry.
- When the pan is very hot, carefully add the remaining bottle of beer and the oysters in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper, cover them with the wet towels and roast in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes, or until all of the oysters have opened, discarding any that do not. Serve, with the Home-made Hot Sauce on the side.
Home-made Hot Sauce:
- Whisk together all ingredients in a small bowl.