Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  •  24 large oysters
  • 1/4 cup water 
  • <a href="http://www.williams-sonoma.com/recipe/basic-barbecue-sauce.html"><b><u>Basic Barbecue Sauce</u></b></a>, as needed
  • Worcestershire sauce, as needed 
  • Hot-pepper sauce, as needed 
  • Lemon wedges for garnish 

Instruction

  • Prepare a hot fire in a grill. Brush the grill grate.
  • Arrange half of the oysters, bottom shell down, in a disposable aluminum roasting pan. Add the water and cover tightly with aluminum foil. Place the roasting pan with the oysters on the grill directly over high heat and steam until the oysters open, about 2 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the oysters to a work surface covered with a kitchen towel. Repeat to steam the remaining oysters.
  • Using a pointed shucking knife, carefully shuck the oysters of their top shells. Cut under the oyster muscle and flip the oysters over. Top each oyster with about 1 tsp. barbecue sauce, 1 drop of Worcestershire and 1 drop of hot-pepper sauce. Grill the oysters over the hottest part of the fire until the sauce bubbles, 30 to 60 seconds.
  • Using tongs, carefully transfer the grilled oysters to a platter. Garnish with lemon wedges and serve immediately with barbecue sauce, Worcestershire and hot-pepper sauce alongside. Serves 6.
  • Adapted from Williams-Sonoma <i>On the Grill,</i> by Willie Cooper (Oxmoor House, 2009).