Name: Grilled oysters with fennel and lemon butter
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a starter
Ingredients: 12 oysters shucked and in the half shell; 1 pack rock salt; a pinch fennel seeds; butter; 1/2 bulb fennel plus fronds; 1 tbsp Pernod; 2 lemons 1 cut into quarters; 2 tbsp double cream; (optional) Tabasco

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Grilled oysters with fennel and lemon butter

Grilled oysters with fennel and lemon butter

Published: October 16, 2015 at 11:37 AM

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Serves 4 as a starter

A little effort

Total time: 30 mins

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This recipe for grilled oysters with fennel and lemon butter is a really impressive starter and a great way to introduce people to oysters. Your fishmonger can shuck the oysters if you prefer.

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Ingredients

Nutrition

12 oysters

shucked and in the half shell
1 pack rock salt
a pinch fennel seeds
butter
1/2 bulb fennel

plus fronds
1 tbsp Pernod
2 lemons

1 cut into quarters
2 tbsp double cream
(optional) Tabasco

Nutrition: per serving

kcal203
fat10.7g
carbs9.7g
fibre1g
protein14.8g
salt0.5g

Method

step 1

Lay the oysters on the rock salt on a baking sheet. Crush the fennel seeds lightly and fry in 1 tbsp of butter for a minute or until they start to smell toasty. Add the fennel and fry for 2 minutes, add the Pernod and any oyster juices from the shells and bubble briefly. Add the lemon zest and cream off the heat and season. Spoon some of the mix into each oyster.
step 2

Heat a grill to very high and grill the oysters until the top of the cream starts to brown and bubble. Serve with lemon wedges and add a shot of Tabasco to each if you like.

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