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Roasted Oysters with Madeira
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schedulePrep 0 min
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speedmedium
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Source revision: Revision 4630385
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Ingredients
Scale
- 50 live small oysters
- ¼ stick (4 tbsp / 2 oz) butter
- ½ cup madeira
- salt and cayenne pepper to taste
Directions
- Rinse the oysters in a colander and drain well.
- Roast the oysters in their shells in a large pot over medium high heat until they are done and dry, but not scorched.
- Remove the oysters from the shell onto a plate, without any of their liquor. Discard any oysters that failed to open.
- Add the butter. When the butter has melted, add to another pan and place on low heat.
- Add the Madeira, a little salt and cayenne. Serve when the Madeira is heated.
- The information in this module was taken from the public domain 1881 Household Cyclopedia and modernized by Wikibooks editors.