Red Curry Oysters Recipe

This Thai recipe takes 10 minutes for preparation and 5 minutes for cooking time. This recipe makes 24.

Ingredients

2 dozen oysters in half shell
1 tablespoon oil
3 teaspoons red curry paste
2 cloves garlic (crushed)
2 tespoons grated fresh ginger
1 tablespoon soft brown sugar
2 tablespoons fish sauce
2 kaffir lime leaves (finely shredded)

¼ cup lime juice

Method

1. Remove the oysters from their shells and wash the shells thoroughly; dry with paper towels and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in a small pan, add curry paste, garlic and ginger, cook over high heat for 1 minute or until aromatic.

3. Add sugar, fish sauce, kaffir lime leaves, lime juice and oysters to pan; stir fry for about 3 minutes or until just cooked. Spoon oysters back into shells for serving. Oysters can be served warm or cold, topped with chopped red chili.

For less spicy oysters, reduce curry paste to one or two teaspoons.