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Grilled Oysters with Fennel Butter

By: Barrett  
"A seasonal side dish or appetizer with fresh oysters and fennel."

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Original Recipe Yield 24 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon fennel seed, ground
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon shallots, minced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fennel greens
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 24 unopened, fresh, live medium oysters

Directions

  1. Prepare and light a grill or preheat the oven to 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).
  2. In a small bowl, blend together the butter, ground fennel seeds, shallots, fennel bulb, fennel greens, pepper and salt.
  3. Arrange the oysters on the grill or oven rack, cover and cook for 3 to 5 minutes or until they start hissing and begin to open.
  4. Using an oyster knife, pry each oyster open at the hinge, loosen the oyster and discard the flat shell. Top each oyster with 1/2 teaspoon of the fennel butter. Return to grill and cook until butter is melted and hot.

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Amount Per Serving  Calories: 77 | Total Fat: 7.8g | Cholesterol: 25mg

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 21, 2003 by GOOFBALL30 
Our whole family really enjoyed these. The flavor was quite different from the way any of us... MORE
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Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2006 by Julie Rex 
I am in culinary school and today's assignment was oysters so I thought I would give this... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 3, 2008 by lynndan71 
This was really, really yummy. Use a good, meaty oyster. I also recommend using unsalted... MORE
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Reviewed on May 28, 2005 by DRAGONCOOK 
Be careful when opening the oysters. Great flavor! MORE
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Reviewed on Jul. 12, 2007 by Jacqueline 
Good, but salty, next time I would omit the 1/2 tsp of salt all together. It also makes way... MORE
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Reviewed on Oct. 26, 2009 by Chip 
This was Fantastic people who were queasy with the idea of eating oysters loved them. The... MORE
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Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by Heather 
AWESOME! Although I took the basic idea and completed the recipe a bit different. Opened up... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 4, 2009 by Hannah Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
Really good! We didn't have any fennel seeds (just the whole plant from our CSA) so we left... MORE

 
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