Oyster Roast! From the Grand Central NYC Oyster Bar

Grand Central Terminal in NYC is largely delicious. Freaking huge, bold, and beautiful. At last count over 750,000 people pass through the 42nd St Grand Central Terminal per day. Who are they and why?  They are locals or tourists either traveling to one of 600 destinations, or simply people watching and soaking up the classic New York landmark splendor, or tasting perhaps some of the best oysters in the city.

The Grand Central Oyster Bar, located under the station is a classic NYC seafood venue.  Featuring beautiful Guastivino tiled vaulted ceilings, this downstairs from the terminal eatery is a favorite destination for both tourists and locals alike.

Today we are so proud to share with you one of their restaurant recipes, a deliciously famous oyster delight that is fairly simple to make, their Oyster Pan Roast which is served over toast.  For more recipes,  purchase their book from Amazon here.

Grand Central Oyster Bar: The Famous Oyster Roast Recipe

Serves: 1, simply double for two

8 freshly opened oysters
2 Tbsp (1/4 stick) of sweet butter
1 Tbsp chili sauce
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1/4 cup oyster liquor, also called liquid
1/2 tsp paprika
dash celery salt
1 oz of clam juice
1/2 cup cream
1 slice of dry toast

Place all ingredients except cream, toast and 1 Tbsp of butter in the top part of a double broiler over boiling water. Do not let the top pan of the double broiler touch the water below.

Whisk or stir briskly and constantly for abut 1 minute until oyster edges begin to curl. Stirring carefully as to not damage the oysters.

Add cream and continue stirring briskly, Do not boil.

Pour pan roast into a soup plate over the slice of dry toast

Top with remaining 1 Tbsp butter, and sprinkle with paprika, and serve right away.

To create other individual stews and pan roasts, simply substitute the oysters for the following:

Shrimp: 8 raw shrimp, shelled, deveined, with tails off
Clams: 8 freshly opened cherrystone or littleneck clams
Lobster: 2 oz fresh lobster meat
Scallops: 10 – 12 raw bay scallops
Mussels: 14-16, bearded, but in the shell
Mixture: 3 shrimp, 2 oysters, 2 clams, 3 scallops, 2 oz lobster

Enjoy, go, eat, play!