Medium

Deep-Fried Oysters

Total Time
56 min
16m prep · 40m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Medium
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🥬 Vegetarian 🥛 Dairy-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

These fried oysters are very simple to make. You can use the same recipe for shrimp and scallops too.

Ingredients

  • 2 quartss vegetable oil for deep frying
  • 0.5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 0.5 teaspoons ground black pepper
  • 2 large eggs , lightly beaten
  • 0.75 cups fine bread crumbs
  • 12 ounces shucked oysters , drained

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

  3. 3

    Combine flour, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl. Place eggs in another bowl. Place bread crumbs in a third bowl.

  4. 4

    Dredge oysters in flour mixture, then dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs to coat thoroughly.

  5. 5

    Cook oysters, 5 at a time, in hot oil until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate. Serve hot.

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