Roasted Oysters with Chipotle Butter

Name: Roasted Oysters with Chipotle Butter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 cloves garlic cloves, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 limes, juice only; 12 oysters; 2 servings rock salt; 6 Tbsps unsalted butter

One portion of this dish contains roughly 1g of protein, 34g of fat, and a total of 316 calories. This recipe serves 2. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, butter, rock salt, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and pescatarian diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 15 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 450 degrees.

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Oven

In a small skillet melt the butter. Set aside to cool slightly

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Butter

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Frying Pan

In a mini food processor or blender purÃ©e the garlic, chipotles, adobo lime juice until smooth.

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Lime Juice

Chipotle Chiles

Garlic

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Food Processor

Blender

With the machine running drizzle in the butter slowly until emulsified.

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Butter

Transfer the mixture to a bowl.

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Bowl

Pour the salt onto a baking sheet.

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Salt

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Baking Sheet

Place the oysters, cup-side down, on the rock salt. Roast until the oysters begin to open, 8 to 10 minutes.

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Rock Salt

Oysters

Working over the bowl of the butter mixture (to capture the oyster liquor) remove the oysters from the oven and open them. Use a butter knife or similar tool inserted into the hinge end and pry them open with a twist. Separate the muscle at the top and the bottom. Discard the top shells.

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Oysters

Butter

Liquor