My family and I were relaxing at the family cabin a few weeks ago when my parents mentioned that the store had oysters on sale. We went down to the market picked up 9 fresh oysters and then came back to the cabin trying to figure out what we were going to do with them. We didn’t have a schucker so my dad ended up taking an axe to them. We didn’t know how to grill them and all we had was hot sauce. In the end they tasted great but it made me want to have easy grilled oyster recipe in my head so next time this happens I will be more prepared.

Fast forward a few weeks. I found a recipe for grilled oysters with spicy lime butter. I couldn’t wait to try there so we got some fresh oysters to give them a go. While I was making the sauce I also added some vodka as well since it was on the counter and seemed like a good idea. Well, I am glad I did because these were amazing.

 

Ingredient

  • Oysters on the half shell
  • 1/5 cup of butter
  • 1 tsp Sriracha sauce (or a spicy chilli sauce)
  • 1/2 – full lime juiced
  • 1 tbsp vodka
  • 1 small shallot minced
  • 1 tbsp minced cilantro
  • Salt

Mix the butter, shallots, salt and cilantro together. In a separate dish mix Sriracha, lime and vodka together. These won’t mix together, you can try, I did, but it doesn’t work.

Heat grill or BBQ to high. Grill should be very hot.

Top each oyster with a dollop of butter mixture and drizzle of lime mixture. I reserved some of the lime mixture as well to top when they were cooked.

Grill for 3-4 minutes. Careful when you eat them, the shells will be burning hot. Do not overcook.

 

 

J and I both absolutely loved these. We usually eat our oysters raw with horseradish and I think we’re going to have grill them more often. The actual oyster flavour isn’t lost at all and is only enhanced by the topping. I can’t wait to make these again; this recipe is definitely a keeper.