Oysters baked with garlic pine nut butter

18 oysters

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
¼ cup Pine nuts
3 Garlic cloves; peeled
2 Shallots; peeled
2 tablespoons Parsley, fresh; chopped
2 tablespoons Chives, fresh; chopped
2 tablespoons Juice, lemon
1 tablespoon Brandy
1 teaspoon Pepper, black
¾ cup Butter; room temperature
18 Oysters; in shells, scrubbed
Rock salt

Directions

Scatter pine nuts in a pie plate nd bake in a 350 degree oven until golden, 4-6 minutes. Pour toasted nuts into a food processor along with the garlic, shallots, parsley, chives, lemon juice, brandy and pepper; whirl until finely chopped. Slowly add the butter and pulse until just blended; bits of all the ingredients should still be visible. Shuck oysters and discard top shells. Nestle oysters, in their bottom shells, in a ½ inch layer of rock salt in a baking pan or shallow oven-proof dish. Spoon about 1 teaspoon butter on top of each oyster (freeze leftover butter) Bake oysters in a 375 degree oven until they become firm and butter melts, 8-10 minutes.

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