About Oysters

Updated on May 17, 2012
E.B. asks from Virginia Beach, VA
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I am looking for recipes, creative ideas, etc, for using oysters. I am not looking for fancy Oysters Rockefeller, or even ways to use fresh raw oysters like in a fancy restaurant or with cocktails. What I am seeking is ways to use chopped oysters in family-friendly dishes. I know about gumbo, and chowder, so those are covered already. And it doesn't seem like the right season for a roast turkey with oyster stuffing.

Do any of you have any ideas? I don't mind if the oysters are disguised. They just need to be included, not featured. Thank you! Oh, and there are no allergies or dietary restrictions to consider.

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R.J.

answers from Seattle on

I always eat oysters raw or whole (grilled, or steamed open in white wine, with sorrel sauce & bacon). But...

- po boys
- pasta
- ciopinno
- pâté
- seafood pies /
- breaded and fried

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D.K.

answers from Pittsburgh on

There are never any left over once I am done shucking (done with friends). If there were, I would just grill them. Po boys are good, but I always have to go out for them (because we ate the oysters raw, see above).

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S.H.

answers from Honolulu on

Once you chop them up, it all falls apart.

Personally, I like to keep the oysters whole.
On a half shell, or in Hawaii, whole shelled raw oysters are marinated in a sauce, then eaten.

To disguise oysters, makes it moot in the dish.
To me.

Here is a good recipe from a local Hawaiian Chef:
http://www.foodland.com/recipe/roy-s-dynamite-oysters

Another one (it is for a Hawaiian "Poke" sauce recipe):
http://www.aloha-hawaii.com/hawaii/poke/

the "Poke" (pronounced as "po-kay") is a sauce that can be used with any raw seafood.

It is a feature, not a background.

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✤.J.

answers from Dover on

I've never cooked anything at all with oysters myself, but I stuck it into a search on allreceipes.com & came up with a few:
Grilled Oysters with Fennel Butter (sounds delish)
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/grilled-oysters-with-fennel-...

Pasta with Shrimp, Oysters & Crabmeat
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pasta-with-shrimp-oysters-an...

Oyster & Artichoke Soup
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oyster-and-artichoke-soup/de...

There were about 200 recipes involving oysters in one way or another & that's just 1 website!

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