Looking for easy oyster recipes for one of the healthiest foods on the planet?
Oysters are much more important to staying healthy than people realize these days.
Oysters are loaded with so many health benefits that they should be a regular part of your diet.
Oysters use to play a big part in American cuisine - about a hundred years ago. And that's when Americans seemed to have less health problems.
Easy oyster recipes can be created simply by finding a really good source of either East coast or West coast oysters.
This is the easiest and best way to eat an oyster - raw! It's not hard to shuck an oyster and practice will make perfect.
How to Shuck Oysters:
Eating raw oysters is a forgotten art. And learning the proper way to eat an oyster will help give you confidence if you ever stumble upon an oyster bar.
Most oysters in the United States either come from the West coast or the East coast.
East coast oysters will look smoother and rounder in appearance compared to West coast oysters that have a more sharp and rigid looking shell.
East coast oysters tend to be more briny in taste with more mineral notes.
And West coast oysters tend to be less salty and have more sweet notes.
However, each oyster will be unique.
And an oyster's flavor profile will depend on where the oyster came from and the conditions in which it was grown.
Very Important! Oysters need to be grown in clean waters because they act as a filter.
How to Steam Oysters:
You will still have to insert an oyster knife into the hinge of steamed oysters to fully open them. Be careful not to overcook oysters!
Steamed Oysters on a Grill: