Rolled Oysters Louisville Food

THE LOUISVILLE NATIVES ROLLED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Sift flour, baking powder and salt in a medium mixing bowl.
• Beat together egg and milk; add to flour mixture and mix well.
• Batter should be stiff, but if it is too stiff to coat the oysters, add additional milk.
• Beat until smooth.
• Put oysters in batter and stir to coat oysters well.
• Scoop up three oysters at a time and form them by hand into a croquette.
• Quickly roll croquette in cornmeal, covering it completely.
• Repeat with remaining oysters.
• After all croquettes have been formed, dip each again in batter and dust again with cornmeal.
• At this point, oysters can be refrigerated until time to fry them.
• Heat lard to 375°F in a deep fryer.
• Put 3 rolled oysters at a time in basket and lower into hot fat.
• The rolled oysters should cook on all sides; it may be necessary to turn them with a pancake turner.
• Cook through, about 3 to 4 minutes total cooking time.
• Drain on paper towels.

ROLLED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Cook the oatmeal in the 5 cups of water.
• Add the corn syrup to the oatmeal and remove from heat.
• Set the oatmeal mixture aside to cool and then add the evaporated milk and the reserved liquid from oysters.
• Add the baking powder and flour, beat thoroughly, and then add the egg yolks into the oatmeal mixture.
• Beat the egg whites until stiff and then fold the egg whites into the oat mixture.
• Add a little more self-rising flour if the oat batter is too watery (it should have the consistency of wet mud).
• Roll each oyster in cracker crumbs, dip it into the oat batter and then roll in the cracker crumbs a second time.
• (At this point, the oysters can be placed on wax paper and stored in the freezer until you are ready to fry them, or fried immediately.) To prepare, deep fry until they turn a dark brown color.
• They may also be pan fried.