Patara/Maldon oyster shucking competition dinner

ByQin Xie 05/10/201119/05/2020

Menu from the dinner after the oyster shucking competition at Patara, Greek Street, to celebrate the start of the oyster season and the arrival of Maldon oysters on the Patara menu:

Maldon rock oyster deep-fried in soda batter and served in its shell with bean-sprout and chilli sauce

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Slow braised beef in aromatic coconut reduction with fresh lime, lemongrass and chilli accompanied with ‘Pak-Choy’, shiitake mushrooms in oyster sauce and fragrant rice

Grilled tiger prawn in lemongrass and lime dressing accompanied with stir-fried ‘tender broccoli spear’ and shiitake mushrooms in oyster sauce and wok-fried rice with eggs

Char-grilled marinated free-range chicken en brochette basted with garlic and coriander infused oil, accompanied with a hot tangy chilli dip and sweet rice rolls

Grilled tofu steak in red ‘panaag’ curry sauce accompanied with ‘Pak-Choy’, shiitake mushrooms in soy sauce and fragrant rice

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Warm chocolate pudding with fresh mango and mango sorbet

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Herbal tea or coffee

Maldon rock oyster in soda batter with bean-sprout and chilli sauce at Patara, Greek Street

Coconut and lemongrass soup at Patara, Greek Street

Slow braised beef accompanied with 'Pak-Choy', shiitake mushrooms and fragrant rice at Patara, Greek Street

Grilled tiger prawn with stir-fried 'tender broccoli spear' and shiitake mushrooms and wok-fried rice with eggs at Patara, Greek Street

Char-grilled chicken en brochette and sweet rice rolls at Patara, Greek Street

Warm chocolate pudding with fresh mango and mango sorbet at Patara, Greek Street

Qin Xie

Qin Xie is a London based food, wine and travel journalist and trained chef.

When not infiltrating Michelin restaurants as a kitchen tourist, she writes about food, drink and travel. Her work has appeared on Yahoo, FT, The Times and CNN.

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