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Bissau-Guinean Grilled Oysters

Name: Bissau-Guinean Grilled Oysters
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Guinea-Bissau
Ingredients: 12 Oysters (in shell); 3 tbsp Lime juice; 1/4 Onion; 1 Chili pepper; 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil; A pinch Salt

Snack

⏱ 30 min

👥 Serves 4

Difficulty ⭐

Mangrove oysters grilled over charcoal and eaten with lime-chili sauce — a seaside taste of Guinea-Bissau.

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📖 The Story Behind This Dish

Mangroves spread along Guinea-Bissau's coast and the Bijagós Islands, and oysters grow on their roots. They're grilled over charcoal in their shells, and once open they're eaten with a sauce of lime, chili, and onion. It's a dry-season beach pleasure.

🌆 Where it's eaten: On a mangrove-lined riverbank in Guinea-Bissau, oysters in their shells are laid over charcoal, and lime sauce is spooned into the ones that open.

🥕 Ingredients (serves 4)

Oysters (in shell) 12
Lime juice 3 tbsp
Onion 1/4
Chili pepper 1
Vegetable Oil 1 tbsp
Salt A pinch

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Scrub the oyster shells well.
Mince the onion and chili and mix with the lime juice, oil, and salt to make a sauce.
Place the oysters cupped side down over charcoal or under a fish grill.
Grill 8–10 minutes until they open.
Remove the top shells and spoon over the sauce.

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