Braised Oysters

Recipe Categories : | Oysters | Seafood | MAIN INDEX |

Ingredients :

• 4 cups fresh oysters
• 1 tbsp shaved ginger
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• ¼ cup oyster sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch
• 2 green onions, chopped
• 1 tspn white sugar
• oil

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Put drained oysters into a 2-quart heat resistant bowl and cover them with boiling water. Stir oysters gently to evenly distribute the boiling water through the oysters. Let stand about 10 minutes, drain and set aside to cool.
2. Mix oyster sauce, sugar and cornstarch in a bowl and set aside.
3. Heat oil in wok. Put oysters, ginger and garlic in heated wok. Add salt, cover & simmer for 5 minutes.
4. Add oyster sauce mixture & simmer for 5 minutes more.
5. Remove from heat, garnish with green onion and serve with steamed rice