Oysters/mussels lovers -- what's your favorite way to eat them?
 

Raw?
Smoked?
Steamed?
Fried?
In garlic butter or au naturale?

Anyone else ever had them on the barbecue? What about deep fried with a light breading? I've had them both these ways and both were terrific.


Personally I'm not picky, I'll eat them just about any old way.

You?

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I'm also not too picky, oysters I like best just raw in the half shell.

I love raw myself :)

Mussels or clams, steamed and served in a garlic broth, with toasted pumpernickel and a beer.

Oysters... disgusting.

MMmm oysters on the half shell. When I lived in Florida I used to go to an oyster bar with my girlfriend and buy them buy the buckets. I can't get enough. I will however eat them steamed and fried oyster sammiches are pretty darn tasty too.

I prefer mussels steamed though. Steamed in a garlic butter sauce and served over angel hair pasta. Yum

Oysters raw with maybe a little good spicy cocktail sauce on the side. Mussels... the other night i had them with this coconut curry and tomato sauce at this all you can eat mussels for $12 per person by my house and they were amazing.

Not a big fan, reminds me of having a bad head cold.


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Steamed on a cracker with horseradish. We have a great place where they shuck them right in front of you , they sell them by the peck I think it's 30 to a peck.

In garlic butter & most definatly sucking the oozing juice out after the muscle slips down the throat... yum!

Oysters raw with raw garlic, Tabasco and crushed sea salt.

Mussels steamed or grilled with lemon and beer.

raw oysters with lemon+tabasco

cooked mussels with lemon

Raw... don't like them cooked. Whenever I visit the SF Bay Area I try and have lunch at one of the oyster farm/restaurants on Tomales Bay, about 45 minutes north of SF.

Oysters = on a toothpick, wrapped around a jalapeno slice, dusted in cayenne and sauteed in butter

Mussels = in a white wine, garlic, olive oil and basil/oregano sautee.



I'm a seafood fanatic, but I just can't understand raw oysters. When you chew them its like snot, and when you shoot them....well shit, it's just tasteless and expensive.

Smoked oysters or fried oysters in a meal. Smoked mussels. Neither of them raw...yuck.

that shit looks nasty...each to his own if you like it i just wouldnt ever try it

oysters i like Raw the most. second is deep fried. a lot of japanese places have friend oysters. they are great.

Mussels i like to be cooking in a tomato garlic sauce

Oysters RAW, Mussels - Fra Diavloa

au naturale

Raw with a squeeze of lemon.

horseradish and some tabasco. with lemon squeezed on em.

I agree, thats the way I like them:thumbsup

With some fava beans and a nice chianti!

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Honestly.. Raw, a splash of lemon and some horseradish

You live in Seattle and don't like oysters? Ka-razy-nessss.

If I judged all food soley by how it looks I'd have never tried chili since it looks like dog vom. Glad I don't, I love chili. Oysters are one of those foods that has so many good ways of being served but the best way is raw, because they taste incredible and as a bonus when they slide down your throat they go down like snot. :D

Seriously, get past the looks, man up and at least try it before you go knocking it. If you like seafood at all you will like oysters.

au naturale with a tiny sprinkle of lemon

Believe it or not, smoked oysters out of a can on some water crackers.

I find that completely easy to believe, since I like canned oysters too. I usually have them with triscuit crackers but any old cracker will do.

Oysters - raw, or, Kilpatrick http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/880/oysters+kilpatrick

Mussels - cooked in white wine, garlic, fresh tomatoes and parsley, with a fresh baguette.

I love good food. :thumbsup

There are some badass recipes and serving methods in this thread,

thanks everyone.

mussels steamed
oysters fried

Had to look that one up, it's "Fra Diavolo"

http://timeinthekitchen.com/2009/08/...s-fra-diavolo/

Looks pretty good. I'm not a big recipe guy but if I spot that in a restaurant I'm definitely going to order it.

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smoked oysters are delicious

this thread always makes me hungry

"Preheat grill on medium-high heat. Place rock salt, in a thick layer, on a baking tray or heatproof plate. Arrange oysters (in their half-shells) on rock salt.

Sprinkle Worcestershire sauce over oysters. Top with bacon. Grill, on the salt, for 5 to 8 minutes or until bacon is crisp. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve with lemon."


Sounds good. Might be worth a try one day.

Nowhere more than a couple of miles from the ocean. That is for sure. I get them down the street and have a choice of about twenty kinds. I like them raw.... barbecued....fried..freshly smoked....anything but canned.

I like them cooked live, in their shell, on the bbq grill. When they open, they are done.

So damn tasty.

In oriental light soup ...bamboo sprouts, chinese mushroom and oysters.... yummy!

Anything but raw!

I got over my lifelong aversion to sushi, but I don't think I'll be able to beat this one.

Made a killer mussels marinara last night, fresh rope cultured local mussels.

It is good. I don't bother with the rock salt underneath, but you need to be careful otherwise you easily end up burning the underside, and overcooking them. I normally only put them under for 3 or 4 minutes, and pre-cook the bacon (lazy method is to chop it all up fine and microwave for 30 seconds :winkwink:).

Any way I can get them. Oysters RAW (yum), steamed and dipped in a little lemon and butter, or fried and inside a po'boy. Mussels are great cooked with shallots, lemon, butter and a sprinkling of parsley on top or throw them in a pasta with pretty much the same ingredients.

I like em raw with lemon and the tasty lil smoked ones over my pizza

i like it baked

no idea what's so exciting about raw oysters, i find them disgusting

a nice Paella with mussles on the other hand... yummy