Recipe - Oysters In Spicy Black Bean Sauce

Bitesized oysters; shucked,
retaining their "liquor"
after straining
Garlic
Peanut or other hiheat oil
1 tablespoon Prepared black bean sauce
(or mashed and soaked
fermented black beans); or
so
"heat" to taste (red pepper
flakes; Cayenne powder, or
finely chopped hot chiles
of your choice)

1. Shuck bitesized oysters and set aside, retaining their "liquor" after
straining.

2. Saute some garlic in hot peanut or other hiheat oil in a wok or
skillet. When blonde, add a tablespoon or so of prepared black bean sauce
(or mashed and soaked fermented black beans), and "heat" to taste. This
could be red pepper flakes, cayenne powder, or finely chopped hot chiles of
your choice. Saute a bit more to liberate/blend flavors.

3. Add oysters and their liquor. Simmer, stirring gently, until oysters
are as done as you like them. Serve over rice or noodles. Will Borgeson
szborges@peseta.ucdavis.edu

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