Full Description
This definitive oyster bible and cookbook from expert food writer Nils Bernstein delivers an array of tips, trivia, and history, plus approachable recipes that celebrate the delicious bivalve.
Behold the oyster. Delicious, a little decadent, yet one of the healthiest things to eat, and now completely sustainable and easily available. And behold The Joy of Oysters, a smorgasbord of information, recipes, tips, stories, history, and everything else the oyster lover and the oyster curious could want to know.
Learn how to select the freshest, tastiest oysters. How to store, clean, shuck, and serve. And why we no longer avoid eating them in months without an r. But best of all, celebrate the joy of eating and cooking with oysters, whether on the half shell-try one of seven sauces to enhance them-to techniques for broiling, frying, roasting, steaming, pickling, and poaching.
Here's a classic Oysters Rockefeller, an irresistible Oyster Po'Boy, a delicious Oyster Stew. Plus oyster preparations from around the world, including Japanese Oyster Rice, Irish Beef and Oyster Pie, a Filipino Oyster Kinilaw, and Korean Oyster Fritters. An oyster shooter too.
And finally, discover the facts behind the oyster's reputation as an aphrodisiac.
Contents
Introduction
How to Buy Oysters
The Ultimate Guide to Shucking
Oyster Knives
Sauces for Raw Oysters
20 One-Ingredient Raw Oyster
Toppings That Aren't Lemon
Juice or Tabasco
Oysters of the United States
Oysters Around the World
How to Grow an Oyster
Oysters Save the World
The Life Cycle of an Oyster
The Life Immobile
The Strategic Hermaphrodite
Beware the Spawn
Triploid Oysters
Killing the "R" Rule
Pairing Oysters with Wine
Broiled Oysters
Oysters Rockefeller
Oysters Casino
Oysters Kilpatrick
Oysters with Garlic-Herb Butter
Deviled Oysters
Creamy Parmesan Oysters
Oysters with Cider Cream
Pesto Oysters
Oysters with Creamy Fennel
Oysters with Pickle Butter
Angels on Horseback
An Extremely Short
History of Oysters
Thomas Downing, Oyster King
of New York
Tabby Chic
The Bipartisan Bivalve
Oyster Plates
Oyster Pail
The Bard of Bivalve
Rumi, the Oyster Philosopher
Deep-Fried Oysters
Panfried Oysters
Sauces for Fried Oysters
Oyster Po'Boy
The Hangtown Fry Problem
(and Four Solutions)
Korean Oyster Fritters (Gul Jeon)
Korean Oyster Pancakes
(Gul Buchimgae)
Indian-Inspired Fried Oysters
Rolled Oysters
Grilled Oysters
Steaming Oysters
Host a Roast
Poached Oysters
Pickled Oysters
Aphrodisiac?
Nacre Makers
10 Random Oyster Paintings
Oyster-Shell Nixtamalization
Why Do Some Vegans Eat Oysters?
Oyster Sauce
Sauteed Oysters with Beurre Blanc
Fresh Oyster Dip
Oyster Kinilaw
Mexican Oyster Cocktail
Oyster Spaghetti
Steak and Oyster Tartare
Salmon and Oyster Tartare
Japanese Oyster Rice
(Kaki Meshi)
Brazilian Oyster Stew
(Moqueca de Ostra)
Oyster Gumbo
Oyster Stew
Oyster Crackers
Oyster Fricassee
Irish Beef and Oyster Pie
Oyster Stuffing
Bloody Merry
Green Oyster Shooter
Oyster Tomatini
Acknowledgments
Resources
Index
