Oysters with Winkles

Huîtres chaudes ‘aux bigorneaux’

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Preparation info
  • For

    four

    people
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr

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By Jean Troisgros and Pierre Troisgros

Published 1978

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Ingredients

  • 12 ‘Belon’ oysters
  • 12 ‘Portuguese’ oysters
  • 12 dozen winkles
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Method

Preparation and cooking

  1. First open the ‘Belon’ oysters over a small saucepan, catching all the liquid they contain. Detach the oysters and put them into the pan with their liquid, taking care to remove the different foreign bodies (pieces of shell, etc.). Repeat the process with the ‘Portuguese’ oysters using a separate saucepan, and