Oysters on the half shells
January 3, 2005
Filed under Comfort food, Filipino food, Seafood recipes
To prepare oysters, place them in a large pan and put the pan under the tap. Change the water several times. Then use a stiff brush to scrub each shell to remove sand, moss and mud. Rinse them well. Place them in a clean pan or bowl then pour boiling water over them. Let them sit in the hot bath for a few minutes–a minute if you like them almost raw; 2-3 minutes if you want them a little more cooked. Remember that cooking them all the way will make them shrink to just a fraction of their original size. Much of the flavor will be lost as well.
Use a sturdy pointed knife to open the shells. Discard the empty halves. Serve them with slices of kalamansi (lemon or lime) on the side. Squeeze some juice onto each oyster just before eating it.
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wow sassy!
i love them too, oysters, since i grew up in Iloilo, where they’re really cheap and IS everywhere…I grew up loving them, and I eat them the same way your dad does.
And the best way to eat them is right off their shells, right?
TALABA..there really heavenly tasteful,i’m an avid kilawin fan myself..you name it;from carabaos to wildboars in mindanao,sea urchins to takyubo(giant clams)..but talabas’ taste is unique..i had my first taste in Villa,Iloilo(dozens of carenderia’s line the road parallel to the beach)..anyway while visiting my girlfriend there,after accompanying her home at Oton..i always passby Villa on my way back to my hotel..for 7 days all i have for dinner is oysters..:lol:..VIVA VILLA TALABA!