Oysters with Mignonette
SERVES: 4-6
PREP TIME: 5 minutes
TOTAL TIME: 5 minutes
COURSE: Starter
The zest and slight kick in this perfectly balanced mignonette sauce is the ideal complement to the clean, briny, and tantalizing sweet flavor of our fresh oysters.
Ingredients
- 2 doz. Citarella oysters
- 1 shallot
- 1/2 cup Citarella red wine vinegar
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1/8 tsp hot sauce
- 1 Tbsp minced chives
- 1 lemon cut into small wedges, for serving
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Shuck your oysters or ask us to shuck them for you at the seafood counter!
- Finely mince shallot and add to a bowl with red wine vinegar, lemon juice, hot sauce, and chives. Stir to combine and season with salt and pepper.
- Place oysters on the half shell onto a serving platter with ice. Spoon mignonette onto oysters.
- Serve with extra lemon wedges and enjoy with your favorite Citarella appetizers.
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