Fried Oysters - American Recipe

Fried Oysters

🌍 American, American Home Cooking Difficulty: ●○○○○

🍳 Equipment: Strainer, Bowl, Dover beater, Frying-kettle, Long-handled fork, Colander with paper

Classic fried oysters prepared in the simple American home style.

Ingredients

• ½ pint oysters
• 1 egg
• Salt
• Pepper
• Bread crumbs
• Fat for frying

Method

1. Put — the oysters in a strainer, let the liquid drain away, and then pour cold water through the oysters in the strainer.
2. Beat — the egg in a small bowl.
3. Roll — each oyster in the bread crumbs, then dip it in the beaten egg, and roll again in the crumbs.
4. Fry — the oysters in hot fat until well browned, putting each oyster as it is fried on soft paper in a colander.

Tags: oyster, pepper, egg, bread · Source: The Plain Sailing Cook Book (1922)