Fire-Grilled Oysters with Green Garlic and Pastis Butter

Ingredients

• 2 sticks unsalted butter
• at room temperature
• 1/4 cup minced green garlic or scallion
• 1 teaspoon chopped chives
• 1 teaspoon chopped thyme
• 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons pastis or Pernod
• 24 freshly shucked oysters on the half shell

Instructions

1. In a medium bowl, combine the butter, green garlic, chives, thyme, crushed red pepper, lemon juice and pastis.
2. Stir well.
3. Spoon the butter onto a sheet of plastic wrap, roll it into a log and twist the ends to seal.
4. Refrigerate until firm, about 30 minutes.
5. Light a grill.
6. Top each shucked oyster with a 1/4-inch-thick slice of the butter.
7. Grill the oysters over high heat just until the liquor is bubbling around the edges and the butter is melted, about 3 minutes.
8. Serve hot.