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Grilled oysters with fennel & lemon butter
Photo: Ernest Porzi

Grilled oysters with fennel & lemon butter

9 ingredients Serves 4 as a starter openrecipes
Grilled oysters with fennel & lemon butter

Serve luxurious seafood in the half shell on a bed of rock salt with an aniseed-flavoured creamy sauce

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

273
Calories
12g
Protein
20g
Fat
15g
Carbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Oyster 6 medium (84g) 81
Cream 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy 51
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0
Sauce not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 oysters , shucked and in the half shell
  • 1 pack rock salt
  • a pinch fennel seeds
  • butter
  • ½ bulb fennel , finely chopped, plus fronds
  • 1 tbsp Pernod
  • 2 lemons , 1 zested, 1 cut into quarters
  • 2 tbsp double cream
  • Tabasco sauce (optional)

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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