Txawm koj mus xyuas North Carolina Oyster Trail tshiab li cas los xij, txawm tias koj mus xyuas txhua lub tsev noj mov ntawm txoj kev lossis mus ncig xyuas lub vaj oyster, koj yeej yuav tau txais ib yam: kev tshoov siab rau kev ua noj oysters hauv tsev.
Nws yog qhov zoo tshaj plaws los npaj lawv nrog cov kua ntses qab, cov zaub mov tsib no npog txhua txoj hauv kev zoo tshaj plaws los pab cov oysters.
Txhawm rau qhia peb ob tus neeg txhawb nqa uas mob siab rau tshaj plaws: Ua tsaug rau John thiab Nancy thiab tag nrho peb cov tswv cuab CRO News Club rau lawv txoj kev txhawb nqa kom peb txoj kev tshaj tawm ua tau.
Yog tias koj nyiam cov oysters nyoos nrog ib nrab lub plhaub, koj tuaj yeem xaiv cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo Vidalia qab zib nrog kua txob liab thiab me ntsis cawv txiv hmab qab zib. Cov oysters ci hauv qhov cub lossis hla hluav taws qab heev nrog cov enchilada qej butter lossis cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo jalapeno creamy. Tsis tas li ntawd pib xav txog koj tus kheej cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo cocktail. Xav txog cov zaub mov txawv ntawm cov kua txiv hmab txiv ntoo cocktail hauv qab no kom txhawb nqa kev muaj tswv yim tsis muaj kev txwv.
Txawm koj xaiv cov kua ntses twg los xij, muaj ib txoj cai tseem ceeb uas yuav tsum ua raws li: Tsis txhob muab cov kua ntses ntau dhau kom tsis txhob npog qhov saj ntawm cov ntses oysters.
Hauv ntau lub zej zog raws ntug dej hiav txwv ntawm North Carolina, ob peb tee ntawm cov kua txiv qaub rau ntawm cov ntses oyster yog ib qho kev coj ua ib txwm muaj. Me ntsis kua qaub ua rau cov ntses oyster muaj qhov sib npaug ntawm cov qauv nplua nuj thiab qhov nplaum ntawm cov ntses oyster. Hauv Fabkis teb, cov kua ntses mignonette - cov shallots txiav, kua txob tsoo thiab kua txiv qaub - yog ib qho khoom noj khoom haus zoo rau cov ntses oyster nyoos. Txawm li cas los xij, kua txiv qaub yog siv rau ntawm cov ntses oysters thiab yuav tsum tau siv tsawg, txwv tsis pub cov saj ntawm kua txiv qaub yuav dhau qhov saj ntuj ntawm cov ntses oysters.
Muab 2 diav ntawm cov dos Vidalia uas twb txiav lawm, 1 diav me me ntawm cov kua txob liab, ib rab diav me me ntawm cov kua txob dub, 1/4 khob ntawm cov kua txiv hmab dawb, thiab 1/4 khob ntawm cov dej cawv liab ci (xws li Moscato) sib tov rau hauv ib lub tais me me. Do maj mam kom txog thaum sib xyaw ua ke. Khaws cia rau hauv lub tub yees kom txog thaum txias. Muab tso rau ntawm cov ntses nyoos lossis ua ib qho khoom qab zib rau cov ntses steamed.
Thaum koj muab cov oysters kib tso rau ntawm cov sandwiches, lossis ci cov oysters hauv lawv lub plhaub hauv qhov cub kom muab lawv cov pa luam yeeb thiab ntsev, ib qho tom ntawm cov kua ntses cream yog ib txoj hauv kev zoo los ua kom tiav cov saj ntawm cov ntses shellfish.
Sib tov ½ khob mayonnaise, 2 diav kua txob jalapenos txhoov ua tej daim me me, 1 diav kua txob kub los yog me me, 1 diav me me capers txhoov, 1 diav me me Dijon mustard, 1 diav me me kua txiv qaub, thiab 1 diav me me paprika. Ntxiv 2 diav me me ntawm parsley tshiab txhoov thiab 2 diav me me ntawm chives txhoov ua tej daim me me.
Yog tsis muaj cov kua cocktail thiab cov ramekins butter kub yaj, cov oysters ci tsis tiav. Thaum cov oyster ci mus ntxiv, cov condiments no sib tov me ntsis, thaum cov neeg muab ob npaug rau hauv butter thiab cov kua cocktail, thiab vice versa, tsim kom muaj kev sib xyaw qab heev. Qhov sib tov no tau tshoov siab rau daim ntawv qhia no. Muab cov oysters steamed tso rau hauv cov kua no lossis drizzle rau ntawm cov oysters kib.
Tshem daim tawv, ces txiav plaub lub qej. Muab qej thiab 1 daim butter tsis muaj ntsev rau hauv ib lub lauj kaub me me thiab ua kom sov rau qhov kub nruab nrab-qis. Muab cov qej rau hauv butter thiab ua kom npau npau li 5 feeb. Tsis txhob cia cov qej lossis butter xim av. Ntxiv ½ diav me me paprika, ½ diav me me paprika, ½ diav me me Cajun seasoning, 1 diav me me Worcestershire sauce, 1 diav me me horseradish, 1 diav me me ketchup, thiab 2 diav me me kua ntses kub rau hauv lub lauj kaub thaum do cov butter tas li. Ua ½ khob.
Lawv yuav qhia rau koj tias lawv yeej tsis ntsuas dab tsi thiab ntxiv me ntsis ntawm qhov no thiab me ntsis raws li saj ntawm lawv cov kua ntses sib xyaw. Txhua tus zoo li pom zoo tias ketchup, horseradish, kua ntses kub thiab Worcestershire yog cov khoom xyaw tseem ceeb. Los ntawm qhov ntawd, nws nyob ntawm tus kws ua zaub mov.
Siv daim ntawv qhia no ua koj cov kua ntses. Koj tuaj yeem ntxiv cov qej grated, kua txiv qaub ntsuab, cov txuj lom Old Bay, kua ntses soy, jalapeno, mustard es tsis txhob siv horseradish lossis lwm yam khoom xyaw los ua koj cov kua ntses.
Txawm koj xaiv dab tsi los xij, qhov kawg yuav tsum yog qhov sib npaug ntawm qab zib, ntsev, thiab nplua nuj, nrog rau qhov pom tseeb tab sis tsis yog calories ntau dhau. Hauv North Carolina, cov kua cocktail classic yog siv los dip steamed, kib, thiab grilled oysters nrog rau oysters grilled hla hluav taws. Nws kuj yog ib qho condiment rau kib oysters hauv hamburgers, thiab hom sandwich no hu ua oyster burger.
Hauv ib lub tais me me, muab ½ khob kua txiv lws suav, 1-3 diav horseradish av, 2 diav me me Worcestershire ntses, 1-2 diav me me kua txob kub, 1 diav me me kua txiv qaub los yog me ntsis vinegar sib xyaw ua ke. Npog thiab tso rau hauv lub tub yees kom txog thaum npaj siv.
Daim ntawv qhia yooj yim tshaj plaws no yog los ntawm kuv tus txiv ntxawm Italian uas tau tuag lawm, uas tau tuaj txog ntawm peb lub tsev ib hmos thiab qhia peb tias peb tau noj cov clams steamed.
Nws hais kom peb muab lawv tso rau ntawm ib nrab lub plhaub, muab me ntsis oregano thiab hmoov qej rau ntawm txhua lub clam, thiab muab roj txiv roj zoo tshaj plaws rau saum.
Nws zoo li hais yog lawm, thiab nws cov lus qhia kuj qab heev rau cov ntses oysters uas ci hauv qhov cub. Qee zaum, peb kuj muab me ntsis kua txob liab rau saum.
Liz thiab nws tsev neeg tuaj rau North Carolina kom txaus siab rau ntug hiav txwv loj, huab cua zoo thiab cov khoom noj tshiab. Txij li thaum tuaj ntawm no thaum nws tseem yog menyuam yaus, nws yeej tsis tau saib rov qab los saib nws lub nroog New Jersey. Ua tus neeg sau xov xwm tau 25 xyoo, nws tau tshaj tawm txhua yam los ntawm kev nuv ntses hauv zos mus rau kev nom kev tswv. Liz ib ntus tso tseg txhua yam, ua tus kws ua zaub mov thiab khiav nws lub tuam txhab noj mov. Niaj hnub no, nws sau cov ntawv xov xwm txog zaub mov rau "The Star of Indianapolis" thiab "Coastal Review."