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Bourbon Smoked Oysters Recipe
Tom Wallin
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These bourbon smoked oysters are a very special appetizer, with a touch of butter, whiskey, lemon, and hot sauce. Use alder wood chips for the best flavor.
Preparation
15
minutes
minutes
Cook
10
minutes
minutes
Ready in
25
minutes
minutes
Servings
2
Servings
Course
Appetizer
Influence
Global
Difficulty
Seasoned
Method
Smoke
Ingredients
Bourbon Butter Sauce
4
tablespoons
sweet butter
2
tablespoons
Bourbon whiskey
1
teaspoon
chipotle hot sauce
1
teaspoon
fresh lemon juice
Smoked Oysters
12
oysters
in the shell
cocktail sauce
for serving
Equipment
smoker
alder wood chips
Directions
Bourbon Butter Sauce
Melt the butter in a pan over medium heat. Add the bourbon, hot sauce, and lemon juice. Mix until well combined.
Smoked Oysters
Carefully pry open (shuck) the oysters using an oyster knife (wear a thick glove). Try to retain as much of the juices as possible.
Scrape under the oyster to detach it from the shell. Leave the oyster on top of the bottom (cupped) shell with any retained juices.
Place the shells on to the grate of a smoker set to 225 degrees F (107 degrees C) and/or a low heat grill. Add alder wood chucks to the fire.
Cook for 8 minutes then spoon the bourbon-butter mixture on top of each oyster.
Cook until the oyster for an additional 2 minutes or until they become firm, but still moist.
Serve with the cocktail sauce on the side.