Cooking note — 10 minutes · Moderate
Shucking and serving oysters
How to open them without losing the liquor, and what to serve alongside.
Method
- 01
Keep them cup-side down and cold right up to the moment you open them.
- 02
Work the knife into the hinge, twist rather than push, then sweep along the top shell.
- 03
Cut the muscle underneath so the oyster sits loose in its own liquor.
- 04
Serve on ice with mignonette, lemon, or nothing at all.