Pan Fried Oysters With Cornmeal And Parmesan Food

PAN-FRIED OYSTERS WITH CORNMEAL AND PARMESAN

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, combine cornmeal and cheese. Set aside. In a small bowl, lightly beat egg, milk, and cayenne pepper together.
• In a large frying pan on medium, heat butter and oil until bubbling.
• One oyster at a time, coat with the egg mixture, then dredge in cornmeal mixture. Fry for 30 - 40 seconds per side.
• Place cooked oysters on paper towels to drain, then arrange on serving platter. Garnish with parsley or basil and lemon wedges and serve with your favorite flavored mayonnaise such as garlic, chive, or sun-dried tomato.

FRIED OYSTERS WITH CORNMEAL BATTER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pat the drained oysters dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.
• In a medium-sized bowl, beat the eggs.
• Add the oysters to the egg bowl and set aside for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, sugar, pepper, salt, and flour.
• Lift each oyster out of the egg mixture and allow the excess moisture to drip off before rolling them in the cornmeal mixture to evenly coat. Repeat the process with all oysters.
• Pour about 3 inches of vegetable oil in a heavy, deep saucepan. Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring it to a temperature of 370 F.
• Carefully add the oysters to the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan.
• Fry each batch of 6 to 8 oysters for about 2 to 4 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
• Use a metal slotted spoon to remove the oysters to paper towels to drain. Reserve.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise with the dill relish, capers, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and black pepper. Mix well.
• If using, add the green onion to the sauce and stir it into the mixture, or reserve the onion to garnish the finished oysters. Stir to blend thoroughly.
• Serve the sauce alongside the fried oysters and enjoy.

PAN FRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Mix dry ingredients.
• Dredge oysters in this and let sit on paper 5 minutes.
• Heat oil and butter until sizzling hot.
• Add oysters.
• Brown lightly 30-40 seconds on each side.
• Serve immediately with lemon juice or tartar sauce.

PAN FRIED FLOUNDER IN CORNMEAL WITH SMOKED OYSTER-ARTICHOKE RELISH

Steps:

• Combine the yogurt, thyme, and salt and pepper. Spread the yogurt mixture on both sides of the flounder fillets. Season the cornmeal with creole spice. Dredge the flounder in the cornmeal. Heat 1/4 cup of oil in a skillet. Place the crusted flounder into the hot oil. Cook for 3 minutes on each side Drain the fish on a paper towel. Serve the flounder on a plate, topped with the oyster relish. Garnish with parsley.
• Combine, season, and set aside.

CORNMEAL-FRIED OYSTERS WITH CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Fried Oysters:.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, paprika, thyme, salt and pepper in a dish. Toss oysters in cornmeal mixture.
• Heat enough oil to film base of skillet on high heat. When oil is very hot, add oysters, but do not crowd pan. Sauté for about 1 to 2 minutes or until coating is browned. Remove immediately to serving dish. Add more oil as needed to fry remainder. Serve with Chipotle Mayonnaise (recipe follows).
• Chipotle Mayonnaise:.
• Combine mayonnaise, chipotle peppers and adobe sauce. Season with salt and stir in coriander.

PANKO FRIED OYSTERS FOR TWO

Steps:

• HOT SAUCE: Mix all ingredients together.
• To allow flavors to blend, refrigerate several hours.
• Hot Sauce will keep several days in the refrigerator.
• Be sure to cover it tightly.
• Line colander with two layers of paper towel.
• Rinse oysters, drain and put in colander, patting to dry.
• EGG DIP: In small bowl, add egg and milk; whisk to blend well.
• If using only egg whites, do not whisk enough to be dry/frothy.
• FLOUR COATING: Put all ingredients in small plastic bag and shake to mix well.
• PANKO COATING: in a small bowl, add ingredients and mix well.
• TO BREAD OYSTERS: Step 1: Dip 2 or 3 oysters in Egg Dip, letting any excess drain off.
• Step 2: Place them in Flour Coating, shaking to completely coat oysters.
• Remove from Flour Mixture.
• Step 3: Repeat step 1.
• Step 4: Place them in Panko Coating bowl.
• Roll them over and get them completely coated with bread crumbs.
• With tongs, gently remove them from breadcrumbs and place in a single layer on a baking tray lined with plastic wrap.
• Repeat Steps 1-4 until all oysters are breaded.
• Cover breaded oysters with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 2 hours or more.
• This breading can be done up to 8 hours ahead.
• TO FRY OYSTERS: Heat frying oil in deep pan to 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
• With tongs, gently remove oysters from baking sheet and gently drop them into the hot oil.
• Fry the oysters in small (6-8 oysters each) batches to keep from lowering the temperature of the oil too much.
• Fry about 2 minutes or until golden brown on one side, turn and brown other side (about 1-2 minutes).
• Remove from oil and drain on layers of paper towels.
• NOTE: After cooking one batch of oysters, let the temperature of the oil return to about 375, before cooking the next batch.
• If the oil temperature is not hot enough before adding the oysters, they will taste greasy, rather than light.
• Serve immediately with Hot Sauce.

PAN-FRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Drain oysters; blot oysters dry on paper towels.
• In a small bowl, beat the eggs slightly.
• Place flour and cracker crumbs on separate sheets of waxed paper.
• Lightly coat oysters in flour; shake off the excess; dip into egg, then in crumbs, pressing crumbs to adhere.
• Place on a sheet of waxed paper.
• Heat 2 tablespoons butter and 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over med-high heat until butter is melted.
• Add 1/3 of the oysters; saute 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Turn oysters and saute another 2 minutes.
• Remove to a baking sheet lined with paper towels; keep warm in low oven.
• Wipe skillet clean; fry remaining oysters in 2 batches; serve warm.