Roasted Oysters with Green Chile-Garlic Butter
Yields: 6 servings
 
Ingredients
  • 6 large fresh oysters, shucked
  • Green Chile-Garlic Butter (recipe follows)
  • ¼ cup panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
  • ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ⅛ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅛ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ½ cup sliced green onion
  • French bread, to serve
Green Chile-Garlic Butter
  • 2 cups unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 (4-ounce) cans diced green chiles, drained and patted dry
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 425°.
  2. Arrange oysters in an oyster baking container. Top each oyster with 1 tablespoon Green Chile-Garlic Butter.
  3. Bake until oysters begin to curl around the edges, about 8 minutes. Remove from oven. Increase oven temperature to broil.
  4. In a small bowl, toss together bread crumbs, oil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Sprinkle oysters with bread crumbs mixture. Add ⅓ cup Green Chile-Garlic Butter to well.
  5. Broil on middle rack of oven until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Sprinkle with green onion. Serve immediately with bread and additional Green Chile-Garlic Butter.
Green Chile-Garlic Butter
  1. In a medium bowl, beat all ingredients with a mixer at medium speed until combined. Spoon into a small bowl. Serve immediately, or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Recipe by Louisiana Cookin' at https://louisianacookin.com/roasted-oysters-green-chile-garlic-butter/