Japanese-style Oysters
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Difficulty:
easy
Difficulty
Preparation:
15 min.
Preparation
Ingredients
for
4
- Ingredients
- 12 Oyster
- 1 Tbsp sugar
- 6 Tbsps Sake (or rice wine)
- 2 Tbsps Rice wine vinegar
- 4 Tbsps preserved ginger (thinly sliced)
- To garnish
- Nigella seeds
- Sesame seeds
Preparation steps
1.
Place the sugar, sake and vinegar in a small pan and heat gently to dissolve the sugar. Remove from the heat. Leave to cool.
2.
Steam the oysters in a little water for 8-10 minutes over a medium heat until the oysters start to open.
3.
Using a cloth to protect your hands, ease the shells open. Take a knife and loosen the flesh from the shell, leaving the oyster meat in the deeper half of each shell. Discard the upper shell.
4.
Spoon the sake dressing over the oysters.
5.
Garnish with the ginger slices and seeds and serve immediately.
