Fresh Oysters with Mignonette Sauce
Total Time
20 minutes
Prep Time
30 minutes
Rating
5 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients
8 servings
- 24 raw shucked oysters
- ½ cup Champagne vinegar (or use white wine vinegar, red wine vinegar, or unseasoned rice wine vinegar)
- 2 tablespoons shallot, very finely diced
- 2 tablespoons cucumber- very finely diced (optional)
- 1 teaspoon mustard seeds, whole
- 1 teaspoon fresh chopped dill (or flat-leaf parsley)
- crack pepper, optional
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Preparation
Step 1
Place all Mignonette ingredients in a small bowl, and chill.
Step 2
Shuck the oysters, preserving the brine if possible, playing them on crushed ice, rock salt or a bed of seaweed. Keep cold.
Step 3
Just before serving, spoon the flavorful Mignonette over top of each oyster.
Step 4
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