Grilled Oysters with Herb Butter

There’s just something about Summer and seafood for me. In the winter, I want comfort food, warming and savory, paired with a spicy red. In the summer, I drink cool whites and love fresh seafood. Being lucky enough to have Bob’s Seafood in the middle of this cow town is a Godsend, which is where Tom got these oysters. Maybe it’s because the summers have been so hot recently, that I don’t want to spend all day next to a hot grill and would rather grill pan sear some fish (that’s pan searing on a grill pan on the grill, not a grammatical error) or try this new recipe from my cousin, Tom, the third Grillin’ Fool. I’ll hand it over to him to show you exactly how to make Grilled Oysters with Herb Butter

Grilled Oysters with Herb Butter Ingredients:

• One dozen fresh oysters
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
• 1/4 lb butter
• 2 tsp garlic, minced
• 2 tsp parsley, chopped
• 2 tsp thyme, chopped
• Pinch of salt
• Pinch of pepper
• Pinch of cayenne
• 1 tbs lemon juice

How to Make Grilled Oysters with Herb Butter

Let the butter come to room temperature. That will allow making the herb butter much easier.

Combine all ingredients except the oysters and the cheese and put them in a bowl:

Mix the ingredients together and set aside for later:

Now would be a good time to prepare your grill for high heat, direct grilling. While the grill is heating up, prepare the oysters.

Scrub and rinse the oysters and then remove the tops by holding each one cup side down (the deeper side of the shell), and inserting an oyster knife through hinge and then angle the knife down into the cup and turn the knife like you would turn a car key in the ignition until the hinge pops. Then angle the blade toward the top of the shell and scrape around the perimeter to separate abductor muscle from the shell (it’s the little muscle that holds the shell closed):

Make sure to check each oyster for any grit or shell pieces that might have fallen into the the bottom shell.

Top the oysters with the herb butter (about a tablespoon each):

Then dust with them with the parm:

Place your oysters on the grill:

And cook at 400-450° for 4 minutes with the lid closed. After four minutes, here’s what the grilled oysters look like:

Remove and enjoy!

Grilled Oysters Run Down

Grilled oysters can be a sophisticated appetizer or a main course. No matter what, make sure you make way more than you think you will need. These oysters have a very high inverse ratio of flavor:portion size thus people will crave a ton of these!

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Print Recipe

Grilled Oysters with Herb Butter

Oysters on the half shell are outstanding. Grilled oysters on the half shell with herb butter and cheese slathered on top are to die for

Prep Time16 minutes mins

Cook Time4 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: BBQ

Servings: 6

Ingredients

• 12 oysters top shell removed
• ½ cup Parmesan cheese
• ¼ lb salted butter at room temperature
• 2 tsp garlic minced
• 2 tsp parsley chopped
• 2 tsp dried thyme chopped
• pinch salt
• pinch pepper
• pinch cayenne
• 1 tbsp lemon juice

Instructions

• Combine all ingredients except the oysters and the cheese in a bowl
• Mix all the ingredients and set aside for later
• Prepare the grill for high heat, direct grilling
• Place the oysters (top shell removed) on a platter and add about 1 tbsp of the butter concoction to each one
• Then add a pinch of parmesan cheese to each oyster (a pinch in terms of cheese, not in terms of a spice)
• Place the oysters on the grill right over the hot coals
• In four minutes the cheese and butter have melted and the oyster has cooked
• Remove from the grill and serve

Tom Jones

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This article was initially published on: July 5, 2012