NVDA808 on March 1, 2026 6:09 am Ingredients • Fresh oysters, shucked (kept on half shell) • 4 tbsp unsalted butter • 1 whole head garlic, finely chopped • Fresh parsley, finely chopped • Freshly ground black pepper • 1 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated • Lemon wedges (optional) ⸻ Step 1: Prepare Garlic Butter In a small saucepan over low heat: Melt butter and add garlic. Cook gently 2–3 minutes until aromatic. Do not brown. Season lightly with black pepper. Remove from heat. ⸻ Step 2: Prepare Oysters • Shuck oysters carefully. • Detach oyster from shell for easy eating. • Arrange on tray or rack so shells sit level. Spoon warm garlic butter into each oyster, allowing butter to combine with natural oyster liquor. ⸻ Step 3: Bake Preheat oven to 500°F (260°C). Bake oysters for 5–6 minutes until: • oysters just begin to firm • butter bubbles actively • edges barely curl The oysters should remain plump and juicy. ⸻ Step 4: Traditional Finish Remove tray and top each oyster with: • grated Parmigiano-Reggiano • chopped parsley Return to oven under high broil for 30–90 seconds, until cheese melts and lightly browns.
Nunwithabadhabit on March 1, 2026 6:27 am OH GOD YES. This is the only way I’ll eat oysters, and I have never been presented with a quantity of these large enough to make me stop.
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Ingredients
• Fresh oysters, shucked (kept on half shell)
• 4 tbsp unsalted butter
• 1 whole head garlic, finely chopped
• Fresh parsley, finely chopped
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 1 oz Parmigiano-Reggiano, finely grated
• Lemon wedges (optional)
⸻
Step 1: Prepare Garlic Butter
In a small saucepan over low heat:
Melt butter and add garlic.
Cook gently 2–3 minutes until aromatic.
Do not brown.
Season lightly with black pepper.
Remove from heat.
⸻
Step 2: Prepare Oysters
• Shuck oysters carefully.
• Detach oyster from shell for easy eating.
• Arrange on tray or rack so shells sit level.
Spoon warm garlic butter into each oyster, allowing butter to combine with natural oyster liquor.
⸻
Step 3: Bake
Preheat oven to 500°F (260°C).
Bake oysters for 5–6 minutes until:
• oysters just begin to firm
• butter bubbles actively
• edges barely curl
The oysters should remain plump and juicy.
⸻
Step 4: Traditional Finish
Remove tray and top each oyster with:
• grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
• chopped parsley
Return to oven under high broil for 30–90 seconds, until cheese melts and lightly browns.
OH GOD YES. This is the only way I’ll eat oysters, and I have never been presented with a quantity of these large enough to make me stop.
What is your favorite seafood dish?
IMO, you ruined 9 perfectly great raw oysters.