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The straight-up oyster

Name: The straight-up oyster
Ingredients: 1 serving Oyster, freshly shucked (Main); ½ Red onions, finely chopped; 3 Tbsp Red wine vinegar; 1 Lemon, freshly zested and juiced; 1 Tbsp Mirin; 1 tsp Fresh ginger, grated; 1 Kaffir lime leaf, finely chopped, optional

Warren Elwin

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'Awww shucks' says Warren Elwin. Now's the time to impress your guests with an oyster or four.

Ingredients

1 serving

Oyster, freshly shucked (Main)

Migonette sauce

½	Red onions, finely chopped
3 Tbsp	Red wine vinegar
1	Lemon, freshly zested and juiced
1 Tbsp	Mirin
1 tsp	Fresh ginger, grated
1	Kaffir lime leaf, finely chopped, optional

Directions

To make a mignonette sauce to serve alongside freshly shucked oysters, combine the onion with the red wine vinegar, lemon zest and juice, mirin, ginger and the chopped kaffir lime leaf (optional). Mix and chill.