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Broiled Oysters

Broiled oysters served on hot buttered toast, seasoned with salt, pepper, and butter.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 6 ingredients
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Why it works: Oyster and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 8,184 recipes. Both carry 2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, green. The science ↓

Broiled Oysters

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare the oysters

  1. Drain the oysters in a colander.

  2. Dip each oyster in melted butter to prevent sticking.

  3. Place the oysters on a wire gridiron.

Broil and serve

  1. Broil carefully over a good fire until browned on both sides.

  2. Season with salt, pepper, and a generous amount of butter.

  3. Serve on hot buttered toast moistened with hot water.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Oyster + buttertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,184 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  2. Butter + peppertop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together85,593 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Oyster + peppertop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7,663 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Oysters
Main ingredient that cooks through quickly and browns on the outside while staying tender inside.
Melted butter
Coats the oysters to prevent sticking and adds richness and browning as they cook.
Hot buttered toast
Provides a crisp, absorbent base that holds the oysters and soaks up their juices.

The step that matters

Broil carefully over a good fire until browned on both sides. Oysters are delicate and cook fast; too much heat or time toughens them and dries out their moisture. Turning them to brown both sides evenly while keeping them juicy is what makes the dish succeed.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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