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Breaded Fried Oysters

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Servings: 4–8 Difficulty: medium

Categories: Dinner, Snack, Bread, Baked, Fried

Tags: appetizer, deep fried, halal, main course, pescatarian, recipes using cayenne, recipes using crackers, recipes using cream, recipes using oyster, recipes using pepper, recipes using salt, recipes without cooking time

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3ABreaded_Fried_Oysters)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3ABreaded%20Fried%20Oysters&oldid=4630377

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 1 pint shucked large oysters, cleaned and dried
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup cream
  • 2 cups fine bread crumbs or cracker crumbs
  • Salt, to taste
  • Black pepper, to taste
  • Cayenne pepper, to taste
  • Vegetable oil, to fry

Directions

  1. Take the cleaned oysters, place them on a clean towel, and dry them.
  2. Beat the eggs and cream together, and place in a shallow bowl.
  3. Combine the bread or cracker crumbs with the salt, pepper, and cayenne. Place in a shallow bowl or on a plate.
  4. With a fork, dip each oyster individually in the egg, then in the crumbs. With the back of a spoon, pat the crumbs to adhere them to the oysters.
  5. Heat the oil in a frying pan—the amount of oil will vary with the cooking method used.
  6. Deep fry, pan fry, or sauté the oysters in the pan, but do not crowd them; cook in batches if needed. Fry quickly until light brown on both sides; 1 or 2 minutes a side should be enough.
  7. Serve hot.
  8. The information in this module was taken from the public domain 1881 Household Cyclopedia and modernized by Wikibooks editors.