May 10, 2016

Crunchy Deep Fried Oysters with Cocktail Sauce

Name: CRUNCHY DEEP FRIED OYSTERS WITH COCKTAIL SAUCE
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 2 people
Ingredients: OYSTERS; 8 oz oysters (fresh select (about 12)); EGG DIP; 1 egg (large); 1 tbsp club soda; FLOUR COATING; 1/3 cup flour (all-purpose); 1/4 tsp black pepper; 1/2 tsp garlic powder; 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (optional); PANKO COATING; 3/4 cup panko breadcrumbs (more if needed); 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning; COCKTAIL SAUCE; 1 cup ketchup; 1/2 cup cocktail sauce; 1/4 cup prepared horseradish; 2 tsp lemon juice (fresh); 1/2 tsp Worcestershire sauce; 1/4 tsp black pepper (freshly ground); 1/2 tsp hot sauce; peanut oil for frying

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Oysters, you either love them or hate them, there is no in-between, but we believe our Crunchy Deep Fried Oysters with Cocktail Sauce will coax you into the lovers’ camp. Now we’re not going to kid you and say that our fried oysters taste like fried chicken –they don’t.

We believe they taste even better.

For this recipe, you will need: fresh select oysters, egg, club soda, flour, black pepper, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, panko breadcrumbs, Italian seasoning, ketchup, cocktail sauce, fresh lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce.

What fried oysters are

Each oyster is a tasty briny morsel that is panko-coated and deep fried into a delicious crusty bite. You can pop them in your mouth as is or dunk them, like we do, in our tangy, spicy cocktail sauce.

They are an elegant appetizer, or they can be a crunchy treat at a Super Bowl Sunday party.

Set them out on an appetizer tray and they are gone!!

Oyster connoisseurs

Did you know there are oyster connoisseurs? I didn’t either. I knew there were serious wine connoisseurs but I thought an oyster was an oyster.

I’d better not say anything like that to anyone who takes their oysters seriously. They will most certainly start lecturing me on sweetness, meatiness, metallic, salinity, iodine and even copper. What? Copper? Does copper have a taste?

I’m confused enough with what wine connoisseurs find in a sip of wine.

Oysters take on the taste of their surrounding

Apparently, these little guys take on the “flavor” of the water they live in.

They are amazing creatures. Our Gulf oysters are completely wild making the incredible journey from egg to adult an almost one-in-a-million journey.

They grow in their armored shell fortresses with their luxurious smooth, pearl-like surfaces as their living space until they are harvested with tongs.

How to eat oysters

My Father-in-law loved his oysters in a creamy stew and some people like an oyster dressing at Thanksgiving.

As an elegant appetizer for a special occasion.

Usually, we eat our oysters on saltine crackers with fresh lemon, hot sauce, and horseradish.

We had some oysters left over, so the next day we decided to coat them in panko crumbs and make deep fried oysters.

Oh, my!! They were so delicious we just had to share this recipe.

Crunchy Deep Fried Oysters with Cocktail Sauce is an easy recipe to make and this recipe is perfect as an appetizer or even for an Oyster Po’Boy filling. If you’ve been a bit timid about trying oysters raw or roasted, try them as fried oysters you won’t be disappointed.

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