Fried Oysters

There is nothing better than fresh fried oysters.   

This recipe serves 2 main course meals.   You may double up to get 4 servings and so on.

  • 24 Large Raw Oysters
  • 2 Large Eggs
  • 1/4 Cup Whole Milk
  • 2 cups zatarains seafood batter, or cornmeal mix
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Vegetable oil for deep frying
  • Bread crumbs or saltine cracker crumbs

In a bowl, beat eggs and add milk until well mixed.   In a medium sized pot, add enough frying oil to deep fry the oysters.   Heat the oil to 350 to 375 degrees.

Place raw oysters in a collander and drain.   Feel for loose shells and remove them.   Remove oysters and place in a pan, dredging them in the flour mixture until coated well.   One by one, take the flour coated oysters out of the flour and dip into the milk/egg mixture until wet.   Gently take the wet oysters and place them in cracker crumbs or bread crumbs and coat well with crumbs.  Gently place oysters in pre-heated oil.  Do not over crowd them.   That will cause batter to be removed and you wll have naked, fried oysters.  You want even coated fried oysters.   Cook for 1 minute and gently roll over to cook on the other side for another minute.  Usually, 2 minutes is enough.  You may go to 3 minutes if you desire a little more golden color.   Just don't over cook your oysters.

Remove from oil and place on paper towels to drain.   Eat them while they are warm.