Oysters au Gratin

Ingredients

• oysters
• salt
• 1 drop per oyster lemon juice
• 1 pinch per oyster breadcrumbs, fried
• a little butter, melted
• 1 pea-sized piece per oyster butter

Instructions

1. Open the oysters and detach them from the shell, trimming away any rough bits. Return each oyster to its concave (cup-shaped) shell.
2. Arrange the shells on a baking sheet covered with salt, pressing them lightly into the salt to keep them upright and level.
3. Squeeze a drop of fresh lemon juice over each oyster. Sprinkle a pinch of fried breadcrumbs (mie de pain frite) over each one.
4. Drizzle a little melted butter over each oyster, then top each with a pea-sized knob of cold butter.
5. Gratin (finish under high heat) either in a very hot oven or under the Salamandre (broiler).