CEYLON CURRY OF OYSTERS

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This recipe appeared in The Times in an article by Charlotte Hughes. In Hughes's original recipe, she called for three bay leaves; I used only one. And since chilies are now commonly available, I used a serrano rather than the sweet green pepper that Hughes suggested.

Provided by Amanda Hesser

Categories     appetizer, main course

Time 15m

Yield Serves 2

Number Of Ingredients 13

2 tablespoons butter or coconut oil
4 small shallots, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 serrano or Thai chili, seeded and minced
1 tablespoon curry powder
1 large pinch turmeric
1 cinnamon stick
3 cloves
1 bay leaf
1 cup coconut milk
Salt
12 oysters, shucked, liquor reserved
Juice of 1/2 lemon

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the shallots, garlic and chili, and sauté until softened and starting to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the curry powder, turmeric, cinnamon stick, cloves and bay leaf and cook for 1 minute.
  • Reduce heat to low and add the coconut milk and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Simmer for 3 minutes. Add the oysters and their liquor; simmer until the oysters are just firm, 3 to 4 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and add lemon juice and salt to taste. Serve over rice -- the rice in the fish recipe that follows would go well -- or on hoppers (see the recipe at nytimes.com/magazine).

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 667, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 38 grams, Fat 45 grams, Fiber 6 grams, Protein 34 grams, SaturatedFat 35 grams, Sodium 1253 milligrams, Sugar 7 grams, TransFat 0 grams

James Mariga
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This recipe was a bit too complicated for me, but the oysters turned out well.


Dan Fouts
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I'm not a big fan of oysters, but this dish was surprisingly good. The curry sauce was very flavorful.


Hello Moto
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This dish was a bit too spicy for my taste, but my husband loved it.


Madiha Sami
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Agetu Isioma
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This recipe was easy to follow and the oysters turned out great! I would recommend adding a bit more spice to the curry sauce if you like your food spicy.


Dana urban
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I made this dish last night and it was a hit! My family loved the unique flavor of the curry sauce.


Maddie Moo
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This dish was absolutely delicious! The oysters were cooked perfectly and the curry sauce was flavorful and rich. I will definitely be making this again.