Oyster Cakes 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

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 STUFFING CAKES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine oysters and their liquor, bread and cheese. Set aside.
• In a heavy skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add bacon and let cook 3 to 5 minutes, until fat has rendered and bacon is cooked through but not crisp.
• Add celery and onion, stir to coat, then add stock and bring to a simmer. Let simmer until vegetables have softened, 10 minutes. Add herbs and coriander, mix well and turn off heat.
• Add vegetable mixture to bread mixture in bowl. Toss well, season to taste with salt and pepper, then refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours, or overnight.
• When ready to cook, form chilled mixture into 3 1/2-ounce patties, about the size of a clementine. Let patties come to cool room temperature. Heat a film of oil in a skillet and, working in batches, pan-fry patties, turning once, until browned on both sides and hot all the way through. Serve hot, with bacon scallion cream sauce if desired.

OYSTER CRACKER CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• 1. In a large bowl, whisk the mayonnaise, egg, mustard, lemon juice, salt, and cayenne. Gently fold in the crackers, then the crab. Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
• 2. Scoop a scant ¼ cup of the crab mixture, form it into a 2 ½-inch diameter patty, and place on a plate. Repeat with the remaining crab mixture.
• 3. Heat half of the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add half of the crab cakes and cook, carefully turning once, until golden brown and heated through, about 6 minutes. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with the remaining oil and crab cakes.
• 4. Once the stovetop is cool, wipe up any oil splatters with Clorox® Disinfecting Wipes*.
• *Use as directed. For surfaces that may come in contact with food, a potable water rinse is required.

OYSTER CAKES

Steps:

• Rinse, pat dry and chop oysters. Combine in a bowl with bread crumbs, onions, garlic, parsley, Parmesan, eggs. Form into cakes about 3 inches high and 1 inch wide. Chill, uncovered, about 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, prepare mayonnaise. In a small bowl combine mayonnaise, cream, capers, and pepper and blend well. Refrigerate.
• Heat about cooking oil to a depth of 1/4 inch in heavy skillet over medium high heat. Add cakes, being careful not to crowd them in the skillet. Brown on both sides, about 3 minutes a side.
• Serve on bed of shredded lettuce with caper-cayenne mayonnaise.

DORSEY'S FISH & OYSTER HOUSE CRAB CAKES

Steps:

• Mix together Old Bay™ seasoning, baking mix, and parsley in a medium size mixing bowl. Stir mayonnaise, mustard, egg, and Worcestershire sauce into dry ingredients. Mix in crab meat gently. Form mixture into 6 to 8 balls.
• Heat 1 inch oil in a large, heavy bottomed skillet to 365 degrees F (185 degrees C). Place balls in pan, and flatten slightly with a spatula. Flip the crab cakes over after 3 minutes, or when the crab cake is browned on one side. Continue frying until done. Drain on paper towels.