The “Bishop of Bivalves,” Sandy Ingber, executive chef at the historic Grand Central Oyster Bar, has selected a briny oyster from the Chesapeake Bay – the Chincoteague – as Oyster of the Month for February.

The Chincoteagues will be priced at $2.35 ‎per oyster throughout the month, and Ingber will also prepare Roasted Chincoteague Oysters with Crunchy Asiago-Roasted Garlic Butter priced at $11.95 for five pieces.

“Chincoteague is a wonderfully briny salt oyster from the Oceanside of Chesapeake Bay,” says Ingber. “Full-flavored and full meats all winter long, we have been serving this oyster for at least 40 years.”

Tom’s Cove Aquafarms will be the provider. Tom’s Cove offers the finest and freshest Shellfish harvested from the cool, clear waters found around the historic seafood town of Chincoteague Island, Virginia. It’s farm-raised cultured salt oysters and are grown in the waters adjacent to the beautiful Assateague Island National Seashore, home of the world famous Chincoteague wild ponies.

Here's Chef Ingber's Roasted Chincoteague recipe:‎


Roasted Chincoteague Oysters with Crunchy Asiago-Roasted Garlic Butter

Ingredients

• 1 salted butter, softened

• 2 heads garlic, roasted and squeezed out

• ½ shredded Asiago cheese

• 1 tablespoon minced shallot

• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

• 4 tablespoons chopped flat leaf parsley

Preparation

- To roast the garlic: Preheat oven to 250 degrees F (125 degrees C). Slice ¼ ” off top of garlic bulb. Place in a small baking dish and drizzle with olive oil. Bake in a preheated oven for 20 minutes, until outside is lightly browned and garlic cloves are soft. When cool enough to touch, squeeze each clove to extract softened garlic.
- Place softened butter in an electric mixing machine bowl or a food processor.
- Add all of the rest of the ingredients and mix until all is incorporated.
- Take 2 wax or parchment paper strips, 12” X 6” and place ½ of the butter along the length of one strip, leaving about ½ “ from the edge.
- Then roll up the strip of butter into a tube, and seal the edge with a piece of tape.
- Refrigerate or freeze the butter until ready to use.
- This can be prepared up to 1 week in advance
- When ready to serve, take out of freezer at least 1 hour in advance, and make slices of ¼ “ thick.
- Open up the oysters, making sure you disconnect the membrane under the oysters and put on baking dish.
- Preheat a broiler, place one slice of butter on top of each oyster and place under hot broiler until browned and crunchy.
- Serve immediately with lemon wedges.
(from )

oysterbarny.com

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  February 1, 2015
  and every day until February 28, 2015

  February 1, 2015
• Grand Central Oyster Bar
  89 East 42nd Street, New York, NY

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