Restaurant (Re)creation: Hog Island's BBQ'd Oysters

If you are going to have oysters in Northern California, you can't go wrong with the fresh little bivalves from Pt. Reyes.  Hog Island Oysters is a favorite spot to stop for BBQ'd oysters and wine on picnic tables overlooking Tamales Bay.  I just experimented with their BBQ'd oyster recipe from The Hog Island Oyster Lover's Cookbook and the recipe was quite a hit.  I made them for a lawn party we had and doubled the recipe and they disappeared in minutes!  Now you can bring Pt. Reyes home with you and enjoy your own BBQ'd oysters with a nice glass of bubbly in your backyard.

Makes 2 dozen oysters

Ingredients:

• 1 cup ketchup
• 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice
• Dash of Tabasco sauce
• 2 dozen small Sweetwater oysters

Directions:

-In a medium bowl, combine all ingredients and stir to blend.  Cover and let sit for an hour.  (Sauce can be made up to 2 days ahead).

-Prepare a medium hot fire in a charcoal or gas grill.  Place shucked oysters on the center of the grill and spoon 1 tbsp of sauce onto each oyster.

-Cover grill and cook for 3-5 minutes, or until the sauce begins to bubble.  Don't overcook!  

-Serve immediately on a rock salt lined platter.

-Eat them quickly before the disappear!

Hog Island Oyster Farm

20215 Shoreline Highway

Marshall, CA 94940

(415) 663-9218

www.hogislandoysters.com