Boiled Oysters
Ingredients
Directions
Prepare
Wash the oyster shells thoroughly.
Place the oysters in a pot or pan with the edges facing down.
Add 1 pint of water to the pot.
Cook
Heat over a brisk fire until the shells open wide.
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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What each ingredient does
- Fresh oysters
- Are the main ingredient, cooked in their shells until the shells open.
- Water
- Creates steam and gentle liquid heat that opens the shells and cooks the oysters.
The step that matters
Heat over a brisk fire until the shells open wide. Heating too long toughens oyster meat, as proteins tighten with overcooking. Watch for the shells opening wide and remove them promptly once they do.
“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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