Fire Roasted Low-County Oysters with Tarragon and Red Hot Sauce Butter

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Level: Easy
Total: 55 min

Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 10 min

Yield: 6 servings

Level: Easy
Total: 55 min

Prep: 15 min
Inactive: 30 min
Cook: 10 min

Yield: 6 servings

Ingredients

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Tarragon and Red Hot Sauce Butter:

1 stick unsalted butter, slightly softened

1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon leaves

1 heaping tablespoon hot sauce, or more if you like your food really spicy (recommended: Frank's)

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Fire Roasted Oysters:

18 oysters, shucked carefully over a bowl, catching the oyster liquor and putting back into the shell with the oyster

Hot sauce (recommended: Frank's Red Hot)

Tarragon leaves, for garnish

Directions

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Butter: Combine all the ingredients in a food processor and process until smooth, or add them to a bowl and stir to combine. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
Oysters: Heat a grill to high. Put the oysters in a single layer on the grates of the grill and cook until the liquor begins to simmer. Immediately top each oyster with a heaping teaspoon of the tarragon butter and a few extra dashes of hot sauce, if desired. Garnish with tarragon leaves and serve.

Cook’s Note

Paula Dean's brother, Bubba, does a version of this at his restaurant. I loved the idea and changed it slightly to make it my own. Hot sauce is a staple on the tables in just about every restaurant in Savannah. I prefer preparing the oysters on a charcoal grill because of the smoky flavor it will give the oysters but you can use a gas grill or indoor grill pan too. Bobby prefers preparing the oysters on a charcoal grill because of the smoky flavor it will give the oysters but you can use a gas grill or indoor grill pan too.