Fried Oysters
Public Domain Recipes

Fried Oysters

Ingredients

  • 12 oysters
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • 1/2 cup cracker crumbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon egg
  • 1/8 teaspoon paprika
  • 2 tablespoon fat

Directions

  1. Look over the selected large oysters to remove the shells.
  2. Mix the egg, water, salt and paprika.
  3. Dip the oyster in the egg mixture and in the crumbs.
  4. Place the fat in the frying- pan, and when hot add the oysters.
  5. Brown nicely on each side, three minutes.
  6. Serve very hot on a hot platter.
  7. Garnish with parsley.

Other Information

Author: Louise Bennett Weaver, Helen Cowles LeCron

Source: A Thousand Ways To Please a Husband (1917-01-01)

Category: Seafood, Main Dish

Ingredients: oyster, water, cracker crumb, salt, egg, paprika, fat

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, frying pan

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