Oysters a la Russe

• 2 tablespoons vodka
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/4 teaspoon prepared horseradish
• Dash hot pepper sauce
• Pinch granulated sugar
• Pinch salt
• 1 plum tomato, seeded and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon chives, finely chopped
• 12 large oysters
• Coarse cracked black peppercorns

1. Stir together vodka, lemon juice, horseradish, hot pepper sauce, sugar and salt.
2. Gently stir in tomato and chives.
3. Clean oysters under running water; shuck and discard top shell, sever membrane on bottom of shell.
4. Spoon vodka relish on oysters.
5. Dust with pepper and serve on a bed of shaved ice.

vodka, lemon juice, horseradish, hot pepper, sugar, salt, tomato, chives, oysters, cracked black

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/oysters-a-la-russe-recipe.html (may not work)