Cooking Recipe Oyster Fritters Cajun-Style
Recipe Ingredients
48 ea
Shucked oysters w/liquid
6 ea
Eggs, beaten
4 tb
Baking powder
1/4 ts
Oregano flakes
1 ts
Black pepper
1/2 ts
White pepper
1 1/2 ts
Tabasco sauce
2 c
Flour, all-purpose is best
1 c
Milk or Half & Half
1 ts
Salt
1/4 lb
Butter
1/2 c
Peanut or corn oil
Directions
Melt the butter in pan at approx. 300 degrees F. Saute the oysters in
the melted butter for 2-3 minutes. Remove from the pan & quarter. Mix
all other ingredients in bowl, including the oyster liquid. Control
the thickness of the fritter batter by the amount of oyster liquid
that you add. Mix in the oysters. Drop a tablespoon full of the
batter into the pre-heated oil and fry until golden brown. ORIGIN:
Aunt Lisle DuPree, Houma, La., circa 1966