Air Fryer Oysters on the half shell done in New Orleans style, filled with a lemony, garlicky, butter sauce. Topped with cheese and air fried until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown. (Serve with crusty bread to soak up all of that buttery saucy goodness!) Yum!
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I very much enjoyed these air fryer oysters. Although I have never eaten a raw oyster before, these cooked oysters felt to have more flavor, in my opinion. I chose my oysters to be cooked. They are still packed with high-quality protein, vitamins, and minerals. There is not much meat to cook, so the cooking time is literally 5 minutes or until the cheese is caramelized.
Ingredients:
- 8 oysters on the half shell
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature or melted (4 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
- salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Directions:
- Mix the butter, garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne, and parsley and set aside.
- Preheated air fryer to 350F/180C, place the oysters onto air fryer tray/basket and let cook for a minute or 2, or until the juice starts to bubble.
- Spoon in 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture onto each oyster, sprinkle on the cheese and cook until the cheese is golden brown. Approximately 4-5 minutes.
- Sprinkle on the parsley and serve immediately with extra butter if desired, lemon wedges, hot sauce, and bread. Yum!
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Bacon Scallops.
Crispy Shrimp dipped in panko.
Air Fryer fried crunchy Pickles.
Air Fryer Oysters with Cheesy Lemon Garlic Butter
Air Fryer Oysters on the half shell done in New Orleans style, filled with a lemony, garlicky, butter sauce. Topped with cheese and air fried until the cheese has melted and turned golden brown. (Serve with crusty bread to soak up all of that buttery saucy goodness!) Yum!
Ingredients
- 8 oysters on the half shell
- 1/2 stick butter, room temperature or melted (4 oz)
- 2 cloves garlic, grated
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/4 cup parmigiano reggiano (parmesan), grated
- salt, pepper, and cayenne to taste
- 1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped
Instructions
Mix the butter, garlic, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, cheese, salt, pepper, cayenne, and parsley and set aside.
Preheated air fryer to 350F/180C, place the oysters onto air fryer tray/basket and let cook for a minute or 2, or until the juice start to bubble.
Spoon in 1 tablespoon of the butter mixture onto each oyster, sprinkle on the cheese and cook until the cheese is golden brown. Approximately 4-5 minutes.
Sprinkle on the parsley and serve immediately with extra butter if desired, lemon wedges, hot sauce, and bread. Yum!
Air Fryer Oysters with Cheesy Lemon Garlic Butter
I’m going to do this often 😋
Second time I have made this recipe. So good, can’t stop sopping up the juice with bread. I just had jarred oysters so I made a little foil “boat” for them and this worked great.
Yay! So glad you love them in the air fryer too. Love dipping the juice with the bread. Foil boat sounds like a great idea! Thank you
FYI, 1 stick of butter = 4 oz.