If You Char Me Up, I'll Never Stop!
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Stormin' Norman, world class and award winning Oyster Shucker, serving up some Chargrilled Oysters at Acme Oyster House down in New Orleans. Yep, ole Norman is world famous. Don't believe me ... just ask him. Then sit back and listen to all of his wonderful tales, stories and photos of competitions he has won.
Don't ask for a waitress to seat you. Just belly up to the bar and watch the magic.
Like the Jimmy Buffett song says... "give me oysters and beer, for dinner everyday of the year and I'll be fine".
The Pots are on...
The Plate...
Chargrilled Oysters with French Bread
The first time I had Chargrilled Oysters I thought I died and went to heaven. This is simply the best damned way to eat an Oyster known to man. I mean it's got all of my favorite food groups... butter, garlic and cheese. Oh yeah, don't forget about that awesome french bread; which comes in handy for sopping up all that sauce after eating the Oysters. And, by the way, go ahead and make two or three dozen... one just ain't gonna cut it.
What you need...
The Sauce -
1 stick of unsalted butter
1 tbls Kosher salt
1 tbls Fresh ground pepper
2 cloves minced garlic
1 tbls fresh lemon juice
Whisk together all ingredients.
1/4 cup Romano Cheese
1 tbls minced Italian Parsley
Lemon wedges
Fresh French bread
The Oysters -
1 Dozen large freshly shucked Oysters on the half shell (preferably Louisiana or Apalachicola)
What you do...
Heat your grill as hot as you can get it. Place the oysters on the hottest spot and let them cook in their own juices for about 2-3 minutes. Then top each oyster with a generous amount of sauce. When the sauce starts to bubble sprinkle each oyster with Romano cheese. Continue cooking the Oysters until the edges of the shells get nice and brown.
Garnish with parsley, serve with lemon wedges and French bread.
The Playlist...
Char Me Up!
Classic New Orleans Happy Hour music. Just like being at the bar in the Quarter Baby! A little Stones to get us started, a little NOLA twist on some old classics and some great oldies. Check out Big Sam's Funky Nation on "Hard to Handle" or Bonerama covering Led Zeppelin's "Ocean"... Awesome! Welcome to the party.
Hey Norman... One more dozen please sir!
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The Bar...
Abita Andygator
Ok what did you expect with oysters?
If you haven't tried this beer you need to.
Andygator is a high gravity, German pale malt.
Great for putting out the fire, but careful.... 8% alcohol.
Tell Em' Norman Sent You!
Very good.
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