Kao Sheng Hao (Grilled Garlic Oysters)
A sea of garlic on a husk! Cantonese-style, supreme grilled oysters
Description
Luxurious seafood BBQ. Oysters on the half shell loaded with massive amounts of 'Suan Rong' (fried minced garlic) and glass noodles, grilled bubbling hot over charcoal.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Half-shell oysters
- Garlic(massive amounts)
- Glass noodles
- Oil
- Scallion
- Chili
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe]
- Scrub large half-shell oysters and loosen the meat with a knife.
- Mince massive amounts of garlic; fry half in oil until golden and mix with the raw half (Gold and Silver Garlic). Combine with soy and chili.
- Place a small nest of rehydrated glass noodles on the oyster meat, then bury it under a mountain of the garlic sauce.
- Grill directly in the shell over charcoal until the juices boil furiously and the noodles absorb every drop of umami.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Garlic、Chili
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Half-shell scallops are an excellent sub)
Pairing
Cold Beer / White Wine
Trivia
[Trivia] Walk through any Chinese night market and you will be hit by this 'intensely delicious smell of roasting garlic'. It possesses a magic that guarantees you'll want seconds.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] After eating the oyster, slurping up the 'glass noodles' that have absorbed all the oyster juices and garlic umami to the absolute limit is the main highlight.
Allergen
Oysters