Steamed and Curry Flashed Oysters
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 373
- Total Fat
- 31
- Saturated Fat
- 3
- Carbohydrates
- 10
- Dietary Fiber
- 1
- Sugar
- 0
- Protein
- 15
- Cholesterol
- 75
- Sodium
- 479
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 10 min
Ingredients
Romaine, banana or Napa cabbage leaves for steaming
1 dozen shucked oysters
1 tablespoon ginger, fine julienne
1/4 cup scallions, finely sliced
1 lime, juiced
Fresh coarse cracked black pepper
1/2 cup curry oil (1/4 cup curry powder, water to make a paste and 1/2 cup canola oil, whisk together and let stand for 2 hours. Use only the top yellow oil.)
Rock salt, for plating
Directions
- Prepare a large steamer basket lined with romaine, banana leaves or Napa cabbage. Top each oyster with ginger, scallions, a squirt of juice and black pepper. Steam hard for 3 to 5 minutes until the oysters are warm to hot in the middle. Meanwhile, heat the curry oil to very hot. Place the steamed oysters on a bed of rock salt.
- PLATING Flash each oyster with 1 teaspoon of oil. Serve as soon as possible.
- WINE: Veuve Clicquot Champagne, Blanc de Blanc