July 2005
Lieb Cellars - Recipe 2
by Cynthia Sin-Yi Cheng
Raw Oysters on the Half Shell w/ Lemon Granita & Chives
A new twist on raw oysters, this is a great recipe to introduce oysters to the timid. Serve with a well-chilled bottle of Lieb Bridge Lane Rosé!
Created by Chef Stephan Mazzella
Red Door Restaurant
13550 Main Road
Mattituck, NY 11952
631-298-4800
Ingredients:
Twelve raw fresh oysters
Twelve fresh lemons
A few sprigs of fresh chives
Cayenne pepper
Kosher salt
Prepare the lemon granita as follows:
Squeeze twelve fresh lemons, removing
seeds into a bowl
Add two pinches of cayenne pepper; whisk
into the lemon juice
Pour the mixture into a paper Dixie cup and
freeze
Shuck twelve fresh oysters and place on a bed of shaved ice.
On top of each oyster, just before serving, add:
First, a pinch of freshly chopped chives
Second, peel back the Dixie cup and with the
coarse side of a cheese grater
Grate shavings of the frozen lemon granita
onto each oyster
Top with a pinch of Kosher salt
Serve with Lieb Bridge Lane Rosé wine!
