*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                OYSTERS BAKED WITH GARLIC PINE NUT BUTTER

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Serving Size  : 18   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4   c            Pine nuts
   3                    Garlic cloves -- peeled
   2                    Shallots -- peeled
   2       tb           Parsley, fresh -- chopped
   2       tb           Chives, fresh -- chopped
   2       tb           Juice, lemon
   1       tb           Brandy
   1       t            Pepper, black
     3/4   c            Butter -- room temperature
  18                    Oysters -- in shells, scrubbed
                        Rock salt

  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 1/2 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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