Cornmeal Fried Oysters With Mustard Sauce Recipes

FRIED OYSTERS WITH CORNMEAL BATTER

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Pat the drained oysters dry with paper towels or a clean kitchen towel.
• In a medium-sized bowl, beat the eggs.
• Add the oysters to the egg bowl and set aside for 10 minutes.
• In a medium bowl, combine the cornmeal, sugar, pepper, salt, and flour.
• Lift each oyster out of the egg mixture and allow the excess moisture to drip off before rolling them in the cornmeal mixture to evenly coat. Repeat the process with all oysters.
• Pour about 3 inches of vegetable oil in a heavy, deep saucepan. Place the pan over medium-high heat and bring it to a temperature of 370 F.
• Carefully add the oysters to the hot oil. Do not overcrowd the pan.
• Fry each batch of 6 to 8 oysters for about 2 to 4 minutes, or until they are golden brown.
• Use a metal slotted spoon to remove the oysters to paper towels to drain. Reserve.
• Gather the ingredients.
• In a bowl, combine the mayonnaise with the dill relish, capers, Dijon mustard, lemon juice, and black pepper. Mix well.
• If using, add the green onion to the sauce and stir it into the mixture, or reserve the onion to garnish the finished oysters. Stir to blend thoroughly.
• Serve the sauce alongside the fried oysters and enjoy.

FRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F.
• Whisk together the buttermilk, garlic powder, paprika and hot sauce in a casserole dish. Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper together in a separate casserole dish.
• Add the oysters to the buttermilk and let soak. Then remove, letting the excess drip off, and dredge through the cornmeal mixture, tapping off the excess. Fry in the hot oil in batches, until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve hot with the Remoulade Sauce.
• Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a small bowl until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.

CORNMEAL-FRIED OYSTERS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

Steps:

• The oysters may be shucked at home or by the fish dealer, reserving the liquor. If there is less than a cup of liquor, add enough clam broth to make a cup.
• Combine the shallots, vinegar, garlic, oyster liquor and wine in a saucepan. Bring to the boil and cook 45 minutes or more, until the liquid is reduced to about a third of a cup. Add the cream. Bring to the simmer and cook about 20 minutes, until reduced to one cup.
• Stir in the mustard and bring to the simmer. Add the butter in small pieces, stirring rapidly with a wire whisk. Line a bowl with a sieve, preferably of the sort known in French kitchens as a chinois. Strain the sauce, pressing with the back of a spoon to extract as much flavor as possible from the solids. There should be about one cup of strained sauce. Set the saucepan in a bowl of simmering water to keep it hot.
• Blend the cornmeal, salt, pepper, paprika and chili powder in a shallow dish. Dredge each oyster in the mixture and shake off the excess.
• Heat the oil in a skillet and add the oysters without crowding. Cook, turning the oysters, one to two minutes depending on the size of the oysters. Do not overcook. As they are cooked, transfer the oysters to paper towels to drain.
• Divide the spinach with pancetta among four plates. Spoon the sauce to one side of the spinach and arrange four cooked oysters on the sauce.

CORNMEAL-FRIED OYSTERS WITH CHIPOTLE MAYONNAISE

Steps:

• Fried Oysters:.
• Combine cornmeal, flour, paprika, thyme, salt and pepper in a dish. Toss oysters in cornmeal mixture.
• Heat enough oil to film base of skillet on high heat. When oil is very hot, add oysters, but do not crowd pan. Sauté for about 1 to 2 minutes or until coating is browned. Remove immediately to serving dish. Add more oil as needed to fry remainder. Serve with Chipotle Mayonnaise (recipe follows).
• Chipotle Mayonnaise:.
• Combine mayonnaise, chipotle peppers and adobe sauce. Season with salt and stir in coriander.

CORNMEAL-FRIED OYSTER SANDWICH WITH LEMON TARTAR SAUCE

Steps:

• Tartar sauce: Add egg yolk, mustard, and lemon juice to a food processor or blender; pulse to combine.
• With the processor running, slowly add the oil in a steady stream; the mixture will become thick and emulsified.
• Add in the capers, onions, pickles, pickle juice, parsley, lemon zest, and Tabasco; pulse to combine.
• Transfer to a small bowl and set aside, refrigerated.
• Cornmeal Flour: combine the flour, cornmeal, and seasonings; set aside.
• Panfry the oysters: dredge oysters in the seasoned cornmeal flour (you can leave them in the bowl of flour until you are ready to panfry them.
• Shake off any excess flour just before frying.
• Set up your sandwiches so they can be assembled as soon as the oysters are fried.
• Split the French bread rolls lengthwise.
• For each sandwich, spread the tartar sauce generously on both sides of the bread; line the top half of the roll with lettuce leaves.
• You will need to use a large nonstick saute pan; cover the bottom of saute pan with a thin layer (1/8 inch) of peanut oil.
• Over high heat, heat the oil until very hot.
• Fry the oysters in the hot oil on both sides until golden brown and firmed up, about 4 minutes total.
• Drain the oysters on paper towels.
• Place 6 fried oysters on the bottom half of each roll; put the lettuce-line half on top to make a sandwich; serve immediately.