Stuffed And Deep Fried Dried Oysters Recipes

GRILLED STUFFED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Preheat a grill for high heat.
• Mix the ancho and guajillo chiles, garlic powder and salt in a bowl and set aside. Combine the cheese, onion, crab, octopus, shrimp, cilantro and jalapeno in a bowl, then add the seasoning mix. Top the oysters with the stuffing. Put the oysters on the grill and cook, covered, until cooked through, 4 to 5 minutes.

DEEP FRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• Heat deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine flour, salt and black pepper. Dredge oysters in flour mixture, dip in egg and roll in bread crumbs.
• Carefully slide oysters into hot oil. Cook five at a time until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Drain briefly on paper towels. Serve hot.

DEEP FRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• 1. Heat oil in a saucepan over medium high heat until a thermometer registers 350 to 375 degrees.
• 2. Mix together the cracker meal and flour and spices. Place cracker meal mixture in a shallow pan or food storage bag.
• 3. Shake oysters from oyster juices. Add enough oysters to cracker meal to fit into the first batch of hot oil
• 4. Fry until oysters float to the top, about 3 minutes, turning once with tongs.
• 5. Drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining oysters. Serve with lemon wedges.
• 6. Note: to make cracker meal crush saltine crackers or oyster crackers in a food storage bag. Roll with a rolling pin to achieve very fine crumbs.

STUFFED AND DEEP-FRIED DRIED OYSTERS

Steps:

• 1. Soak dried oysters. 2. Shell and devein shrimp. Mince or grind pork, shrimp and ginger root then combine with salt, sugar, soy sauce and sherry. Mix well. 3. Cut each oyster lengthwise in half. Spread 1 tablespoon shrimp-pork mixture on one oyster half. Top, sandwich-style, with the second half. 4. Beat egg lightly. Dip stuffed oyster in egg then dredge in cracker meal (or fine bread crumbs).5· Meanwhile heat oil. Add stuffed oysters a few at a time and deep-fry until golden. Drain on paper toweling and serve. The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook. ©1994 by Gloria Bley Miller.