Corn Oysters Recipes

CORN OYSTERS

Steps:

• Scrape or grate corn from cob.
• Mix flour/ salt with egg and milk to make a batter.
• Stir in the corn.
• Drop by spoonfuls into hot butter and fry until brown; turn over and brown other side.
• Serve hot.

CORN OYSTERS

Steps:

• Grate the kernals from the cob into a medium bowl using the large holes of a box grater. Using the back of a knife, scrape any pulp remaining on the cobs into the bowl with the grated corn. Stir in the flour, cornstarch, eggs, salt, and remaining baking powder until well blended.
• Heat the oil in a Dutch oven over medium heat until it registers 350 degrees. Carefully drop 13 to 15 heaping T of batter into the hot oil and fry, turning once, until the corn oysters puff and are golden brown on both sides, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a paper-towel-lined plate. Add more oil to the pot if necessary and heat to 350 degrees. Repeat with remaining batter. Sprinkle the corn oysters with salt. Serve immediately.
• NOTE FROM TEST KITCHEN: Use only fresh corn for this recipe-frozen corn is too dry to produce a creamy batter. Be sure to keep temperature at 350, too low and the oysters become sodden with oil, too high and they become too dark before they are done.

CORN OYSTERS

Steps:

• Holding the base of an ear of corn in a medium bowl, slice downward, cutting halfway through the kernels. Using the back of the knife or a small spoon, scrape downward along the cob to extract the milk, letting it fall into the bowl with the cut kernels. Cut again along the cob, this time cutting close enough to remove the remaining half of the kernels. Repeat with the remaining ears.
• In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks until pale and slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Then add the yolks to the corn. Stir in the heavy cream and jalapeno.
• Stir the flour, baking powder, salt, cayenne, and sugar together in a bowl. Then stir the flour mixture into the corn mixture until just combined. Do not overmix.
• Beat the egg whites until medium to stiff peaks form. Fold the whites into the corn mixture until thoroughly combined.
• Fill a heavy-bottomed Dutch oven or a deep iron skillet halfway with vegetable oil (so it is 2 to 4 inches deep). Heat the oil over medium-high heat until it reaches 350 degrees.
• When the oil is hot, carefully add 2-tablespoon scoops of the corn mixture, working in batches and being careful not to overcrowd the pan. (While they are cooking, the fritters may spatter hot oil, so be careful; a splatter screen may come in handy.) Fry the fritters for 6 minutes, or until they are golden and cooked through, turning them as needed for even color. Remove, and drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Season with the Essence, and serve immediately.

CORN OYSTERS

Steps:

• Put the frozen corn in a colander. Rinse it until the ice crystals melt.
• Pour the corn into a bowl.
• Stir in the milk, flour or corn meal, salt, and pepper.
• Lay paper towels on top of a plate and set it aside.
• Set a skillet over medium-high heat on the stove.
• Heat the butter and oil in the skillet until the butter is melted.
• Put tablespoon-fulls of batter in the hot skillet.
• Cook until golden-brown. Repeat with the other side.
• Drain the oysters on the paper towels and cover with foil to keep them warm.
• Repeat with the others and serve hot.

CORN OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat oil to 375 degrees.
• Slice kernels off corn and remove any lingering silk. Place kernels in medium bowl.
• Add 4 tablespoons flour, yolks, salt, pepper and maple sugar. Knead the mixture through your fingers, bruising the kernels. This will release the corn's ''milk'' and help prevent small explosions when frying. The final consistency should be that of loose oatmeal. If it is too loose, add more flour.
• Beat egg whites and carefully fold into mixture.
• Drop mixture by tablespoonfuls (slide off spoon with your finger) into the hot fat. Cook 2 minutes on each side; drain thoroughly and serve with spicy tartar sauce (see recipe).

OYSTER CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Butter a casserole dish.
• Combine the ingredients in the order listed.
• Pour into prepared casserole dish.
• Bake for 35 minutes.
• Serve hot.

CORN AND OYSTER CHOWDER

Steps:

• Melt the butter in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the bacon, onions, celery, green pepper and garlic. Saute until the vegetables are soft and the bacon is crisp, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove and discard the garlic. With a slotted spoon transfer the bacon and vegetables to the bowl of a food processor.
• Drain the oysters and reserve the liquor. Add the oysters to the pan and saute just until the edges begin to curl, about 5 minutes. With a slotted spoon, remove the oysters to the food processor. Add the salt, pepper and allspice. Pulse the mixture until the ingredients are coarsely chopped.
• Return the mixture to the saucepan and stir in the reserved oyster liquor.
• Bring to a simmer over medium heat, then stir in the corn, all but one tablespoon of the parsley and the bourbon, if desired. Simmer for five minutes.
• Add the half-and-half, bring to a simmer and serve hot, garnished with a dash of cayenne pepper and the reserved parsley.

CREAM CORN AND OYSTERS

Steps:

• Butter casserole dish, layer in cracker crumbs, 1 cup corn, dot with.
• oysters, and dot with butter, repeat layers.
• Sprinkle top with salt, pepper, and paprika. Dot with butter. Take.
• reserved oyster liquid and strain into 2 cup container, add enough milk to make 2 cups and pour over top of casserole.
• Bake at 350°F for about 1 hour until top of casserole is brown.