Name: Deep Fried Oysters
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 2 quarts vegetable oil for deep frying; ½ cup all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 12 ounces shucked oysters, drained; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; ¾ cup fine bread crumbs

This is a very simple recipe for fried oysters. You can use the same recipe for shrimp and scallops too.

Deep Fried Oysters

vegetable oil

all-purpose flour

salt

black pepper

oysters,

eggs, lightly beaten

bread crumbs

Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).


Combine flour, salt and black pepper. Dredge oysters in flour mixture, dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.


Carefully slide oysters into hot oil. Cook five at a time until golden brown, about 2 minutes.  Drain briefly on paper towels. Serve hot.


The batter was just too thick for us.  We prefer the cornmeal/flour mixture with no egg rather just using the juice of the oysters to make the breading stick.  The key to keeping the breading from falling off is to make sure your oil is hot enough.  I use an electric skillet to regulate the heat of the oil.

I tried this recipe for scallops.  It is the recipe I have been looking for.  I was never satisfied with any fried scallop recipe I tried.  The scallops were delicious.  Thanks Christine!!!!

Very delicious and easy though a lot of the breading was leftover. Others might like to have more than 12 ounces of oysters for this recipe.

Great recipe! I usually chill the prepared oysters for a few hours before frying. Seems to make the oysters more crunchy.

I used this recipe for shrimp. It was wonderful! It isn't often you can find a recipe that will please a family of 6 but this one did.

This was great! Replaced the breadcrumbs with wheat Ritz crackers for extra crunch & added a dash of Old Bay to the flour. I don't like oysters but my husband loves them. I even ate one and enjoyed it - the breading was perfect! Will have to try to other foods!

These were delicious! I haven't had fried oyster in about 20 years. I was young then and they kind of grossed me out. Now that I am older and I had worked up the nerve to try them again I couldn't find a good recipe until now. Thanks so much.

This recipe was very helpful. Though I used flour instead of crumbs they turned out great.

Terrific recipe! I used crushed Club Crackers instead of bread crumbs and peanut oil for frying. A pinch of cayenne pepper in the crumbs too!

Deep Fried Oysters

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Total: 20 minutes

Servings: 4

Cost: $6.27 /serving

Author : Christine

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