Fire Shucked Oyster Shooters With Jack's Vermouth Marinade

Ingredients

12 blue point oysters
2 cups citron vodka
2 teaspoons noilly pratt vermouth
2 cups onion
1 pinch thyme
2 tablespoons kosher salt
1 tablespoon dill

Instructions

Prepare a wood or charcoal fire and let it burn down to embers.

Place oysters flat side down on grill. As the oysters start to open remove them and place in the ice cold vermouth marinade. Allow the oysters to cool. Remove them from the marinade. Remove the flat part of the shell and cut the mussel loose on other shell, reserving all liquid. Pour 1 teaspoon of the juice over the oysters on the half shell. Garnish with fresh dill.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@netrax.net> on May 24, 1997