Name: Oyster platter with homemade hot sauce
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 8-10
Cuisine: Contemporary
Ingredients: 2 dozen oysters; lemon wedges

Oyster platter with homemade hot sauce.William Meppem

easyTime:<30 minsServes:8-10

Oysters are the perfect entertaining food. They are lovely with a drink and require almost no effort on your part. I usually budget on two oysters for each person,but you know your friends better than I do.

Ingredients

2 dozen oysters
lemon wedges

Oyster hot sauce

(makes about 1 litre)
400g large mild red chillies (or a mix of chillies as you like)
2 eschallots,peeled and chopped
1 cup white vinegar
2 tbsp caster sugar
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp vodka
juice of 2 lemons

Method

For the hot sauce,combine all of the ingredients except the vodka and lemon juice in a non-reactive saucepan with 750ml of water. Bring to a boil and simmer,covered,for 10 minutes. Allow to cool to room temperature,then place into a blender with the vodka and lemon juice. Blend to a smooth purée,then pass through a sieve to remove any solids. You can skip the straining if you prefer.
Bottle the sauce into a number of small bottles. It will keep in the fridge for up to 3 months.Arrange the oysters on a platter and serve with the hot sauce and lemon wedges. Keep the remaining bottles of hot sauce to give as gifts.
Also try: Adam Liaw's katsu finger sandwiches
Find more of Adam Liaw's recipes in theGood Food Favourite Recipes cookbook.