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Spicy Baked Oysters
Amuse-Bouche from Issue 6 – Fall / Winter 2015 – Magic
The new objects of your desire.
Gather Journal
Spicy Baked Oysters
Casanova was so convinced of oyster’s libidinous qualities that he consumed 50 for breakfast every day. And in the past decade, scientists, after researching their chemical components, discovered that the notorious seducer was right about these lusty bivalves. Turning up the heat with a glug of flush-inducing, endorphin-releasing Sriracha only serves to amplify the pulse-quickening effect.
makes 12
- 4 Tbsp (2 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 tsp Sriracha
- 1 tsp finely grated lemon zest
- 1 anchovy, minced
- 12 large oysters, shucked, on the half shell
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Preheat oven to 375°F. Stir together butter, Sriracha, zest, and anchovy. Place oysters on a rimmed baking sheet. If the oysters don’t sit evenly you can nestle them in a bed of coarse salt. Divide butter mixture evenly among oysters.
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Bake until oysters are plump and the butter is sizzling, 8 to 10 minutes.
