Kao Sheng Hao (Grilled Oysters with Garlic)
I can't see the oysters! The real smoke of the night market is "grilled oysters with grilled garlic"
Description
The undisputed #1 ordered item at Chinese seafood BBQ stalls. The King of the Night Market. Half-shell raw oysters placed directly on charcoal, buried under an unapologetic, massive mountain of special garlic sauce, and left to boil furiously. A dish of violent umami.
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Recipe
Ingredients
- Half-shell raw oysters
- Garlic(massive)
- Raw red chilies
- Scallion
- Soy sauce
- Oyster sauce
- Veg oil
Instructions
- [Authentic Recipe & Trends]
- (Oyster Prep) Wash large half-shell raw oysters. Sever the muscle so the meat is easy to eat.
- (Gold/Silver Garlic) Make the soul of the dish: Garlic Sauce (Suan Rong). Mince massive amounts of garlic. Slow-fry half in oil until golden (Gold Garlic), then mix with the raw half (Silver Garlic).
- Add minced raw chilies, scallion, soy, oyster sauce, salt, and sugar to create a violently aromatic sauce.
- (Grilling) Place the oysters directly over roaring charcoal.
- Bury the oyster meat under a massive mountain of the garlic sauce 'until the meat is completely invisible'.
- The oyster juices and garlic oil mix inside the shell, boiling furiously and sizzling loudly.
- Once the meat plumps and fragrant smoke rises, it's done.
Learn more Spice, substitutes, tips
Key spices
Overwhelming aroma of both raw and fried garlic
Substitutes at Japanese supermarkets
(Can be perfectly made with JP oysters and garlic)
Pairing
Cold Beer(The ultimate pairing)
Trivia
[Trivia] Walk through a Chinese night market, and the 'smell of roasting garlic and oysters' hits you from dozens of meters away, completely destroying human reason. One of the greatest masterpieces of Chinese street food, forcing infinite beer consumption.
Eating tips & etiquette
[Unique Eating] Hold the hot shell carefully. Use chopsticks to throw the oyster and the garlic mountain into your mouth together. The shell will be filled with a 'premium soup' of ocean milk and garlic umami; put the shell to your lips and chug every last drop.
Allergen
Shellfish, Wheat, Soybeans (Soy sauce)