Recipe courtesy of 55 South

Char-Grilled Oysters

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 4 servings
  • Total: 40 min
  • Active: 40 min
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Ingredients

Cheese Topping:

2 cups grated Parmesan cheese

1 cup grated mozzarella cheese 

2 tablespoons granulated garlic

2 lemons, zested and juiced

1 bunch Italian parsley, chopped 

Garlic Finishing Butter:

1 stick unsalted butter

1 cup fresh lemon juice 

1/2 cup hot sauce, such as the Louisiana brand

1/2 cup Worcestershire sauce 

1/4 cup chopped garlic 

2 tablespoons granulated garlic

24 oysters, shucked on the half shell

1 loaf Italian bread, sliced and charred on the grill

Directions

  1. For the cheese topping: Mix the Parmesan, mozzarella, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest and parsley in a bowl and reserve for later use.
  2. For the finishing butter: Place the butter, lemon juice, hot sauce, Worcestershire, chopped garlic, granulated garlic and 1/2 cup water into a small pot on the stove. Slowly melt and whisk ingredients until incorporated.
  3. For the oysters: Preheat the grill until it is very hot, about 400 degrees F.
  4. Top each oyster with a liberal amount of the cheese mixture. Carefully place the oysters on the grill and close. Cook until the cheese is melted and the oysters are starting to get some color, about 10 minutes.
  5. Remove the oysters from the grill with tongs and place them onto a cookie sheet or a heat-proof surface.
  6. Arrange 6 oysters per plate or leave on the large platter. Ladle some melted garlic butter over the oysters.
  7. Serve with grilled bread to soak up the juices and butter!

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Geoffrey Brooksher

Delicious ! <br />I do recommend looking carefully at the ratio of cheese mixture and finishing butter to the amount of oysters you plan on making. <br />I half the amounts of both and find I have plenty left over. <br />I also tend to use the full amount of parsley with the halved cheese mixture. I l prefer this ratio as it provides a better texture. <br />I save the left over cheese and finishing butter and use them on my next set of 2 dozen oysters and I have plenty.

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