Saturday, May 2, 2009

Fried Oyster Salad

This is more about the concept than the recipe.

1 dozen fresh shucked oysters
corn meal
buttermilk
Frank's hot sauce
vegetable oil


Place oysters in a bowl and cover with buttermilk. Add a few dashes of Frank's. Refrigerate for 2 hours.

Heat oil in a small pot to 370 F. Remove oysters from BM and coat with corn meal. In small batches fry oysters in oil for about 2 minutes each or until done. They cook quick and don't over cook. Drain on rack.

Make whatever kind of fresh salad you want with whatever dressing you like. Simple salads with a vinaigrette seems to work best.

Hearts of Romaine
tomatoes
green olives
cucumber
crumbled Cotija Fresco

Top with fried oysters.