Oysters and Thai Mignonette

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PREP DETAILS

Servings: 4-6

Total time: 10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

  • 12 shucked oysters

  • 6 marcona almonds

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • Juice of 2 limes

  • 2 teaspoons mirin

  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

  • ½ teaspoon fish sauce

  • 1 teaspoon chopped fresh dill

  • 1 red bird’s eye chili, thinly sliced

DIRECTIONS

1. Shuck the oysters. Roughly chop.

2. Put the water from the oysters in a bowl along with the olive oil, lime juice, mirin, soy sauce and fish sauce. Add in the dill and thinly sliced red chili and allow them to marinate for at least five minutes. Add the chopped oysters to the liquid.

3. Over low heat, roast the almonds until fragrant. Roughly chop the almonds.

4. Fill each oyster shell with 1 ½ tsp. liquid, making sure to include pieces of oyster and red chili. Top with the roasted almonds. 

Seafood, SidesMarcus SamuelssonOysters, Almonds, Thai, Mignonette