Donna's Recipe
Oysters have always been associated with love. Aphrodite, the Greek Goddess of love, gave birth on an oyster shell thus the word aphrodisiac was born. Oysters were also Casanova's favorite appetizer. I don't know about your libido but I do know they are delicious and healthy. A dozen oysters contains only 110 calories and they are packed with vitamins and minerals. You can eat them smoked, baked, broiled or fried, but I prefer mine steamed in a good beer. Serve it with some lemon wedges and cocktail sauce and you may just "get lucky"....
Ingredients:
24 Oysters
3 cups of beer
2 lemons, cut into wedges
For cocktail sauce:
1 cup ketchup
2 tablespoons Horseradish or MORE to taste
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 tablespoon lemon juice
First you have to make sure your oysters are fresh. It is best to buy the oysters the same day that you plan to eat them. They should smell briny like the sea. Oysters should be tightly closed but there will inevitably be a few in the pile that are slightly open -- for these, do the "tap test": upon tapping, any open shells should close. Throw out any oysters that fail the tap test. Keep the oysters on ice until right before you cook them. Do not submerge them in water because they still require oxygen.
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