Oysters With Chilli Ginger Dressing Food

OYSTERS WITH CHILLI & GINGER DRESSING

Steps:

• Shuck your oysters if not already prepared. Watch our video guide.
• To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a small bowl. Drizzle the sauce over the oysters, then sprinkle with chopped chives and serve straight away.

OYSTERS WITH FROZEN CHILLI LIME DRESSING

Steps:

• Stir the caster sugar into the boiling water until the sugar is dissolved.
• Add the lime juice and rind, fish sauce, chilli and sweet chilli sauce.
• Freeze in ice cube trays.
• To serve, rinse oysters and place on a bed of rock salt or crushed ice.
• Place flavoured ice cubes in a blender and process to turn into slushy ice.
• Spoon over oysters and garnish with mint sprigs.
• Serve with a fork.
• The frozen dressing keeps the oysters cold and provides a fabulous sharp sauce as it melts.

OYSTERS WITH CHILLI DRESSING

Steps:

• Cut shallots (spring onions) into 5 cm lengths then shred legthwise very finely.
• Put the sweet chilli sauce, lime juice and olive oil in a bowl and mix until well combined. Add finely chopped coriander.
• Arrange the oysters on a platter on a bed of crushed ice. Place a couple of shreds of shallot (spring onion) on each oyster and serve immediately, either with a little of the dressing spooned over each oyster or, if you prefer, with the dressing served separately.

DEEP-FRIED OYSTERS WITH CHILLI DRESSING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to slow; remove the oysters from their shells; wash the shells and place them on an oven tray and heat in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Toss the oysters in the cornmeal; heat the oil in a large pan; deepfry the oysters, in batches, until they are lightly browned; drain the oysters on absorbent paper; and serve the oysters in the hot shells, drizzled with the Chilli Dressing.
• Chilli Dressing: combine the ingredients in a screw-top jar and shake well.