Fried oysters cesenatico
1 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Olive oil; for frying |
| 2 | Dozen oysters; shucked, bottom shells reserved, washed and dried | |
| 1 | cup | Milk |
| ½ | cup | Flour; seasoned with black pepper and nutmeg |
| 4 | Egg whites; slightly whipped | |
| 1 | cup | Fresh bread crumbs |
Directions
Preheat oil to 365 degrees F.
Pick through oysters to make sure there are no shell pieces attached and place in milk. Remove one oyster, shake it dry and dredge in seasoned flour. Remove and dredge in egg whites. Remove, shake off excess liquid, and dredge in bread crumbs. Continue until all oysters are breaded. Place six oysters at a time in hot oil and fry until dark golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove and replace in warmed shells. Serve immediately with spumante.
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe by: MOLTO MARIO #MB5728 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #743 by Sue <suechef@...> on Aug 14, 1997