Southern Fried Oysters
photo by kekechris
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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6
ingredients
- 1 cup self-rising cornmeal
- 1 cup self-rising flour
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, to taste
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 2 (12 ounce) containers fresh oysters, drained
- vegetable oil
directions
- In a mixing bowl, add the first 3 ingredients; stir to combine.
- In another bowl, combine the egg and milk; whisk to combine.
- Dip oysters in egg mixture, then dredge in flour mixture.
- Add oil to 2-3 inch depth in a cast-iron dutch oven; heat to 375 degrees.
- Fry oysters in oil until golden, turning once.
- Drain on paper towels and serve immediately.
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Reviews
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NurseDi, this recipe brings back great memories. My Dad, like yours, loved Southern Fried Oysters. My Mom would make them JUST for him; and cuz he loved them--I grew to love them too. Mom would sometime used finely ground saltines in place of the cornmeal. Thanks for posting this; I'm on my way to the seafood store to taste those memories as well.
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Our family considers fried oysters a very special treat. This is an easy, fast, wonderful recipe. I would add either "Old Bay" or Tony Cachere's seasoning, but we thoroughly enjoyed it as written. As I don't use self-rising flour, I just added a bit of baking powder and baking soda to the flour and corn meal. I am sure there are conventions for the correct quantities, but my slap-dash method worked fine. Thanks, "Rather be Swimming'".
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NurseDi, this recipe brings back great memories. My Dad, like yours, loved Southern Fried Oysters. My Mom would make them JUST for him; and cuz he loved them--I grew to love them too. Mom would sometime used finely ground saltines in place of the cornmeal. Thanks for posting this; I'm on my way to the seafood store to taste those memories as well.