Name: Oysters Baked with Garlic Pine Nut Butter
Ingredients: 1/4 c Pine nuts; 3 Garlic cloves; peeled; 2 Shallots; peeled; 2 tb Parsley, fresh; chopped; 2 tb Chives, fresh; chopped; 2 tb Juice, lemon; 1 tb Brandy; 1 ts Pepper, black; 3/4 c Butter; room temperature; 18 Oysters; in shells, scrubbed; Rock salt

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Seafood, Grains		Seafood	18	Oysters

INGREDIENTS

1/4	c	Pine nuts
3		Garlic cloves; peeled
2		Shallots; peeled
2	tb	Parsley, fresh; chopped
2	tb	Chives, fresh; chopped
2	tb	Juice, lemon
1	tb	Brandy
1	ts	Pepper, black
3/4	c	Butter; room temperature
18		Oysters; in shells, scrubbed
		Rock salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Scatter pine nuts in a pie plate nd bake in a 350 degree oven until golden,
4-6 minutes. Pour toasted nuts into a food processor along with the garlic,
shallots, parsley, chives, lemon juice, brandy and pepper; whirl until
finely chopped. Slowly add the butter and pulse until just blended; bits of
all the ingredients should still be visible. Shuck oysters and discard top
shells. Nestle oysters, in their bottom shells, in a 1/2 inch layer of rock
salt in a baking pan or shallow oven-proof dish. Spoon about 1 teaspoon
butter on top of each oyster (freeze leftover butter) Bake oysters in a 375
degree oven until they become firm and butter melts, 8-10 minutes.
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