Breaded Fried Oysters

Name: Breaded Fried Oysters
Yield: 4 servings
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

serves 4

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

Steps

Take the cleaned oysters, place them on a clean towel, and dry them.
Beat the eggs and cream together, and place in a shallow bowl.
Combine the bread or cracker crumbs with the salt, pepper, and cayenne. Place in a shallow bowl or on a plate.
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.
Heat the oil in a frying pan—the amount of oil will vary with the cooking method used.
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.
Serve hot.

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Adapted from “Breaded Fried Oysters” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.