French New Year's Oysters

This lovely recipe, courtesy of Mac’s Seafood, is a great comfort food to bring in the new year!

Ingredients:

18 oysters1 stick of butter, softened4 cloves of garlic1 shallot, finely diced (optional)1 bunch of parsleyA few springs of tarragon (optional)

Preparation:

Preheat the oven to broil.

Shuck oysters, keeping oyster and liquor in the shell. Try to keep oyster from tipping over by using an oyster pan or aligning oysters so they are secure.

Thinly slice or mince the garlic cloves.

Finely dice the shallot.

Finely chop the parsley and tarragon.

Mix chopped garlic, shallot, parsley, and tarragon with the softened butter.

Spoon ½ tablespoon of the butter mixture on to each oyster. Be generous!

Broil the dressed oysters until the oyster edges curl and the liquor is just bubbling. Depending on how far the oysters are from the broiler, total cooking time is about 2 minutes.

Its ok to undercook the oysters!

Plate and eat immediately.