Recipe courtesy of Moshulu
Oysters a la Russe
Ingredients
2 tablespoons vodka
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish
Dash hot pepper sauce
Pinch granulated sugar
Pinch salt
1 plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped
1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped
12 large oysters
Coarse cracked black peppercorns
Directions
- Stir together vodka, lemon juice, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, sugar and salt. Gently stir in tomato and chives. Clean oysters under running water; shuck and discard top shell, sever membrane on bottom of shell. Spoon vodka relish on oysters. Dust with pepper and serve on a bed of shaved ice.
