No need to fire up the barbecue or go out in the rain. These barbecue oysters are cooked in a cast iron skillet and ready in 15 minutes. The warm, decadent oysters seared with compound butter sauce taste like they came right off the grill and melt in your mouth.
This is truly the easiest and quickest way to enjoy fresh grilled oysters. And no stabbing your hand!
Don’t worry if the month doesn’t have an R in it. Oysters are farmed and they are sterile.
If you have room in the skillet and you have them add some sliced chanterelle mushrooms.
EQUIPMENT: cast iron skillet, oyster knife, chef’s butane torch
Skillet Garlic-Parsley Butter BBQ Oysters
Cuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy2
servings15
minutes10
minutesThese oysters are cooked in a cast iron skillet and ready in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
1/2 teaspoon Liquid Smoke
6 fresh oysters
6 teaspoons compound butter. Get the recipe here.
1/2 lemon, cut into wedges for serving
Directions
- Place a cast iron skillet over medium high heat and add 1/4 inch of filtered water.
- Add Liquid Smoke.
- Carefully place oysters in skillet. Make sure they are level and deep side is down.
- Cover and cook until they open. About 10 minutes.
- Remove skillet from heat.
- Hold each oyster with a kitchen cloth or paper towel to protect your fingers from the hot shell, taking care not to spill the juices inside, and use your fingers to lift up and twist the top shell to remove it and expose the salty goodness. It shouldn’t be very difficult.
- Top each oyster with 1 teaspoon compound butter.
- Use a chef’s butane torch to completely melt the butter and lightly sear the top of each oyster. Sear the lemon wedges as well. It will caramelize the sugars in the lemon.
- Serve immediately in the skillet.
