Baked Oysters With Fresh Thyme And Sweet Garlic Butter Recipe

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   Preheat the oven to 400u00b0F.

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   Mix 1 cup of the kosher salt with just enough water to make it the consistency of wet sand. Place 7 small mounds of the salt on each of four serving plates to hold the baked oysters. Set aside.

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   Spread the remaining 2 cups salt on a baking sheet. Place about a teaspoon of the garlic butter on each oyster and nestle the oysters in the salt. Scatter the thyme over the oysters.

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   Bake for about 5 minutes, or until the butter is bubbling and lightly browned.

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   To serve, place each oyster on a mound of salt on the serving plates. Drizzle with lemon juice, and serve immediately.

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   Wrap the parsley in a square of cheesecloth (or paper towel) and squeeze to remove excess moisture.

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   Whip the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer until creamy. (This can also be done by hand in a large mixing bowl.) Add the garlic, shallot, and parsley and mix well.

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   Transfer the butter to a plastic container and store, tightly sealed, for up to 1 week in the refrigerator or up to 1 month in the freezer.

* Per serving · 4 servings · Values may vary.