Curried Oysters With Banana Salsa

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons curry powder, best quality (use the best curry powder that you can find. also the freshest.)
• 4 tablespoons butter or 4 tablespoons margarine, melted
• 2 tablespoons shallots, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, blanch&pureed
• 2 cups fish fumet
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 1 lime, juice of
• salt
• 20 large wellfleet oysters
• 2 lbs whitefish trimmings
• 1 cup mushroom, sliced
• 1 carrot, sm, chopped
• 1 medium onion, sliced thin
• 1 cup oyster liquor
• 1 cup wine
• 4 cups water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon peppercorn
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 sprigs parsley
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, minced
• 4 red bananas, cut into 1/4-inch dice (ripe)
• 2 teaspoons serrano chilies, minced
• 2 tablespoons corn oil
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 2 tablespoons cilantro, minced
• 2 teaspoons mint, minced
• 2 tablespoons tamarind paste
• 1/2 cup red bell pepper (cut the red pepper into 1/4-inch dice.)

Recipe

• 1 in a very heavy skillet, saute the curry powder in the butter until fragrant.
• 2 stir in the shallots and garlic, and add the fumet.
• 3 reduce the mixture until 1/4 cup remains.
• 4 whisk in the cream and continue reducing until slightly thick.
• 5 whisk in the lime juice and salt.
• 6 broil or grill the oysters over pecan or mesquite until they open.
• 7 remove the top shell, pour the curry sauce over them and top with the banana salsa.
• 8 serve.
• 9 fish fumet:.
• 10 combine all of the ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to a boil.
• 11 lower the heat and simmer for 40 minutes.
• 12 remove from the heat and let sit for another 30 minutes.
• 13 strain and reserve the liquid.
• 14 banana salsa:.
• 15 mix all of the ingredients together blending well.