PINTS & PLATES: Sober Island Lil Skipper Baked Oysters

Sober Island Lil Skipper Baked Oysters

24 Oysters as share plate or appetizer | Prep time 10 mins | Total time 30 mins

Ingredients:

• 24 shucked oysters
• 1 cup butter
• 1 diced shallot
• 1 diced garlic clove
• 2 tbsp flour
• ½ cup milk
• 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
• 1 tbsp chopped parsley
• 1 tbsp sliced green onion
• 200 ml Sober Island Lil Skipper Light Beer
• 1 tbsp cream
• 150 gm grated cheddar cheese
• Salt and pepper to taste
• Lemon wedges to serve

Pairing Suggestion – Sober Island Beth’s Black Oyster Stout

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350° F
• Melt 1 cup butter in a saucepan on medium heat
• Add 1 diced shallot, 1 diced garlic clove. Cook for 3 minutes or until they soften
• Sprinkle in 2 tbsp of flour while stirring and cook for an additional 2 minutes
• Remove pan from heat and whisk in ½ cup of milk until mixed into sauce. Return to heat and boil while whisking until sauce is smooth and thickened
• Reduce heat to low. Add 1 tbsp of Dijon mustard, 1 tbsp chopped parsley, 1 sliced green onion, 200 ml Sober Island Lil Skipper Light Beer, and 1 tbsp cream. Whisk on low until smooth
• Place 24 shucked oysters on a cookie sheet and put 1 tsp of cooked sauce on each oyster. Cook for 5 minutes
• Remove oysters from oven and sprinkle 1 tsp grated cheddar cheese on each. Return to oven to cook for an additional 5 minutes
• Turn oven to broil and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Make sure to monitor oysters while broiling so they do not burn
• Remove from oven and serve with lemon wedges
• Enjoy!

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