Oven Baked Oysters
Oven baked oysters are topped with a buttery mixture of garlic, herbs, and white wine and sprinkled with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.
Servings 4 people
Calories 147kcal
Ingredients
- 24 raw shucked oysters
- 1 cup unsalted butter divided
- 1/2 cup green onions chopped
- 5 cloves fresh garlic minced
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 ½ teaspoons dried thyme
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon Cajun seasoning
- 1 ounce white wine
- ½ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 loaf French bread or saltine crackers
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a medium saucepan, melt 1/2 a cup of butter over medium heat.
- Add the green onions, garlic, red pepper flakes, thyme, oregano, lemon juice Worcestershire and Creole seasoning.
- Sauté the butter mixture for two minutes. Add the white wine.
- Stir the ingredients continuously and continue to sauté until the green onions are soft.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat and allow the garlic butter to cool for three minutes.
- Add the remaining 1/2 cup of butter to the sauce. Stir until the butter is melted and the sauce has a creamy consistency.
- Place one oyster in the center of each cup in a muffin pan.
- Ladle one tablespoon of the garlic butter sauce on top of each oyster.
- Bake for 5-7 minutes until the butter begins to bubble and the oysters start to rise.
- Remove the pan from the oven and top with equal amounts of Parmesan cheese. Cook the oysters for an additional 1-2 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- Serve the oysters immediately with warm French bread for dipping.
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Notes
Eat immediately. Discard leftovers. Oysters do not reheat or freeze well.
Inspired by Acme Oyster House
Nutrition
Serving: 4oysters | Calories: 147kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 217mg | Potassium: 295mg