Your Oyster Recipe of the Day: Shellfish Fire Water Cocktail. Hold the hooch for a moment. Andrew Zimmern calls this a “coctel” in the tradition of shrimp “cocktail.” The fire water comes from chiles. The dish is actually more akin to gazpacho, combining fresh, grated tomatoes, avocado, lime juice and chiles with clams, oysters and scallops.
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