Contrary to conventional technique, chef José Andrés gets smoke from his coals for these grilled oysters by flicking melted butter around them as they cook.
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Ingredients
- 2 dozen oysters
- 4 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
- 1⁄4 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1⁄4 tsp. ground mace
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Instructions
Step 1
Using an oyster knife, shuck the oysters, leaving them in their rounded bottom shells; discard the flat top shells.
Step 2
Light a grill. Place the oysters on the grill and while the oysters are cooking, use a pastry brush to flick the butter onto oysters to create smoke around them; cook until just done and plump, 2 to 3 minutes. Season with pepper and mace and serve immediately.
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