Oyster Fritters Recipes

BEST OF THE BAY RECIPES...OYSTER FRITTERS

Steps:

• Using a whisk, beat the eggs in a small bowl. Add the milk and whisk until a bit frothy. In a second, larger bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Add in the egg mixture and mix until you have a smooth batter. Fold in the oysters and their liquor until they are evenly coated.
• Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet until very hot. Ladle out 3 or 4 oysters and fry until golden brown on both sides, about 4 - 6 minutes. Remove and drain. Serve with tartar sauce or lemon slices and enjoy the first oyster harvest of the fall.

OYSTER FRITTERS RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Heat about 1 to 2 inches of oil in a deep heavy skillet to about 365 F.
• Whisk the eggs and milk together in a small bowl.
• Combine the flour, baking powder, and salt in another bowl, and blend well. Add the egg and milk mixture, and blend with a spoon until smooth.
• Stir the chopped oysters into the batter, and drop by spoonful into the hot fat. A cookie scoop works well to keep them small and round.
• Cook in batches, turning to brown both sides. Drain on paper towels.
• Serve and enjoy.

CARIBBEAN OYSTER FRITTERS WITH MANGO RELISH

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, salt, pepper, eggs, parsley, cayenne pepper, coconut, and onion. Mix until smooth; add oysters.
• In a large skillet heat oil for 10 minutes. Drop fritter mix by the tablespoonful in hot oil. Fry until golden brown.
• Mix relish ingredients together in a bowl and chill. Serve fritters with relish.

OYSTER FRITTERS

Steps:

• Beat together the egg, salt, pepper, baking powder, and pancake mix.
• Add half and half; beat until smooth.
• Add the oysters and liquor.
• Stir until the oysters are mixed well.
• In an iron (or heavy) skillet, melt Crisco (about ½ inch deep).
• Drop the oysters in hot oil.
• They will spread out like a flat fritter.
• Fry until cooked through.
• Serve hot, with pickled relish or cocktail sauce.

OYSTER FRITTERS

Steps:

• In small bowl, stir together aioli ingredients. Cover; refrigerate until serving time.
• In large bowl, beat 3/4 cup of the flour, the cornmeal, 2 teaspoons lemon peel, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the red pepper. In small bowl, beat beer and egg with whisk. Stir beer mixture into flour mixture with whisk until blended. Cover; let stand at room temperature 1 hour.
• In deep fat fryer or heavy saucepan, heat 2 inches oil to 350°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with paper towels; place wire cooling rack on paper towels.
• In shallow dish, mix remaining 1 cup flour, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and the black pepper. Dip oysters in flour mixture, then dip in beer batter, allowing excess batter to drip off.
• Gently lower oysters into hot oil. Fry oysters in hot oil, in 6 batches, 2 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on rack in pan. Serve fritters hot with aioli.

OYSTER FRITTERS

Steps:

• Preheat the oil.
• Stir together the eggs, milk, flour and seasonings to make the batter and stir in the oysters.
• If using for an appetizer, drop by teaspoonfuls into the hot grease and fry until golden.
• If using for an entree, drop by heaping tablespoonfuls.
• Drain on paper towels & serve with cocktail sauce.