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- Makes 18 shooters
Featured as part of our Cooks and their Books series, this recipe comes courtesy of Teage-Ezard, award-winning chef and restauranteur.
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Ingredients
Shooter mix (make 2 days ahead of time)
1 litre (13⁄4 pints) mirin
250 ml (9 fl oz) sake
75 ml (3 fl oz) Japanese rice wine vinegar
50 ml (11⁄2 fl oz) light soy sauce
2 tablespoons wasabi powder
Oysters
18 oysters, freshly shucked
1 teaspoon wasabi paste
1 teaspoon pickled ginger
Preparation
This is one of the most successful dishes I have ever created. It features on every menu and is always in demand. I ’invented’ the dish after reading that Japanese wine tastes better once the alcohol has been burnt off. I tried it out and then started to experiment with the addition of extra flavours. This is the result, and I truly believe that the hot gush of wasabi combined with the saltiness of an oyster is pure ecstasy.
Shooter mix
Put the mirin and sake into a non-reactive saucepan and bring to the boil. Once the wines reach boiling point, light a match and burn off the alcohol fumes. Be careful! Once the flames have subsided, remove from the heat and set aside to cool. Pour into a glass jug or decanter, and then add the rice wine vinegar, soy sauce and wasabi powder and stir until the wasabi has completely dissolved. Keep upright in the fridge for 24–48 hours, which allows the wasabi sediment to sink to the bottom. Strain off the clear liquid, being careful not to disturb the sediment at the bottom. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator (it will keep for up to 1 week).
Oysters
Gently rinse each oyster in cold water to remove any grit from the shell. Cover with a damp cloth and refrigerate until needed.
To serve
Place an oyster in each chilled shot glass and fill with shooter mix. Use a teaspoon to carefully bring the oyster to the top – it should float. Top each oyster with a small blob of wasabi paste and some pickled ginger and serve immediately for maximum impact.
If you enjoyed this Japanese-inspired oyster shooters recipe then browse more Modern Australian recipes, Modern Asian recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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