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Saviolo

(3,268 posts)
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 11:56 AM Jul 2019

Homemade Fried Oyster Recipe

So, at the end of last week's Cajun-inspired egg salad, we garnished with some lovely fried oysters, and here is the recipe for those! We're lucky to have a great Asian grocery store nearby that has in-shell oysters of a reasonable size for frying. They also sell tubs of pre-shucked oysters, but we find that they're usually far too large for good frying. If you can find reasonable sized oysters already shucked, by all means use them, because they are a pain to open!

If you don't have an oyster knife, a stout butter knife can do, but it's still a struggle. If you end up with bits of shell or grit in the oyster, don't be afraid to give them a rinse before you toss them in the flour!

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Homemade Fried Oyster Recipe (Original Post) Saviolo Jul 2019 OP
Thanks! PJMcK Jul 2019 #1
Sounds awesome! Saviolo Jul 2019 #2

PJMcK

(21,917 posts)
1. Thanks!
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 11:59 AM
Jul 2019

We're going to Ocracoke Island for next week or so and we always buy a big bag of fresh local oysters. We prepare them every way we can think of from raw to fried to chowder and more.

This recipe looks like fun. Thank you and eat well.

Saviolo

(3,268 posts)
2. Sounds awesome!
Thu Jul 18, 2019, 12:15 PM
Jul 2019

The ones we use for frying aren't really good candidates for eating raw, which is why we cook'em. There are some places we know to go to where we know we can trust the oysters to eat raw, but these ones are better for cooking, for sure.

If you're getting them super fresh and local, I'd be slurping a whole lot of them raw, personally!

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