Best 8 Un Fried Oysters Recipes

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Unveiling the Delights of Un-Fried Oysters: A Culinary Journey into Freshness and Flavor

Indulge in the exquisite world of un-fried oysters, where culinary artistry meets the ocean's bounty. Delight your palate with a symphony of flavors and textures as you explore a trio of unique recipes that showcase the versatility of this marine delicacy. From the simplicity of steamed oysters to the bold flavors of Rockefeller and Bienville, each dish offers a distinct culinary experience that celebrates the briny essence of the sea. Embark on this delectable journey and discover the secrets to preparing un-fried oysters that will tantalize your taste buds and leave you craving more.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

FRIED OYSTERS



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Virginia is known for its fresh Chesapeake Bay oysters, and this crispy Deep Fried Oysters recipe is the best way to prepare them!

Provided by Blair Lonergan

Categories     Appetizer     Dinner

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 pint fresh shucked oysters (about 18 oysters total)
Peanut oil, for frying
1 cup buttermilk
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon Old Bay seasoning
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon minced fresh dill or parsley, optional
1 ½ tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
Salt and pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • For the Tartar Sauce: Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
  • Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350°F, in a deep cast iron skillet, or in a Dutch oven over medium heat to a depth of about 2-3 inches, until it reaches 350°F. If you don't have a deep-fry thermometer, sprinkle a few drops of water on the hot oil. If it sizzles, the oil is hot enough.
  • Drain the oysters in a colander and pat dry with paper towels. Use a toothpick to poke a small hole in the large round part of each oyster.
  • Put the buttermilk in a shallow dish. In a separate shallow dish, combine the cornmeal, flour, salt, Old Bay seasoning and pepper.
  • Add the oysters to the buttermilk and soak for a few minutes. Remove the oysters from the buttermilk, gently shake off excess liquid, and dredge in cornmeal mixture to coat on all sides. Shake off excess breading and transfer to a wire rack.
  • Working in batches so that you don't overcrowd the pan, fry oysters until golden and crispy, about 2-3 minutes. Drain on paper towels, season with additional salt and pepper (if necessary) while they're still warm, and serve hot with tartar sauce or other dipping sauce.

Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 /6 of the oysters, Calories 208 kcal, Carbohydrate 38 g, Protein 7 g, Fat 3 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Cholesterol 8 mg, Sodium 1213 mg, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 2 g

CALABASH FRIED OYSTERS RECIPE



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Calabash Style Fried Oysters are "lightly breaded and lightly fried." Use fresh oysters, or use shucked oysters by the pint from your local grocery store. Quick and easy.

Provided by Steve Gordon

Categories     Main Dish

Time 17m

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 pint shucked Oysters or 12 fresh oysters in the shell
1/4 cup Evaporated Milk
1 cup Self-Rising Flour
1/4 cup Yellow Self-Rising Corn Meal
1/2 teaspoon Salt

Steps:

  • Rinse fresh oysters in the shell under cold running water.
  • Remove oysters from the shell and place in a small container.
  • Add enough evaporated milk to cover the oysters. Stir to coat.
  • Place flour in a small mixing bowl.
  • Add corn meal.
  • Add salt. Stir to combine.
  • Place oysters in flour and toss well to fully coat.
  • Place medium saucepot over Medium heat on stove top.
  • Fill pot just under half full with cooking oil. Heat oil to 350F degrees.
  • Gently shake any excess flour from the oysters.
  • Place a few oysters into the hot oil.
  • Stir the oysters when they float to the top. Fry until light golden brown.
  • Oysters are done when lightly golden colored. Usually takes just a minute or two.
  • Remove oysters when done. Place on wire rack to drain prior to serving.
  • Serve while hot.
  • Enjoy!

DEEP FRIED OYSTERS



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This is a very simple recipe for fried oysters. You can use the same recipe for shrimp and scallops too.

Provided by Christine

Categories     Appetizers and Snacks     Seafood

Time 20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 quarts vegetable oil for deep frying
½ cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
12 ounces shucked oysters, drained
2 eggs, lightly beaten
¾ cup fine bread crumbs

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 576.8 calories, Carbohydrate 27.4 g, Cholesterol 99.6 mg, Fat 47.9 g, Fiber 1.4 g, Protein 10 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 776 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

EASY, DELICIOUS FRIED OYSTERS



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I love fried oysters and this recipe makes it very simple.

Provided by sherry monfils

Categories     Seafood Appetizers

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 7

oil for frying
1/2 c all purpose flour
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
12 oz shucked oysters, i buy them already shucked at the seafood dept. of my supermarket
2 eggs, lightly beaten
3/4 c breadcrumbs, i used italian-style, which gave them a nice taste

Steps:

  • 1. Heat about 1/4" oil in deep skillet over high heat, until bubbly.
  • 2. In bowl, combine flour, salt & pepper. Place bread crumbs in another bowl. Dredge oysters in flour mix, then dip into eggs. Roll in breadcrumbs.
  • 3. Place about 5 oysters at a time into oil, fry for about 2 min, turning once. Drain on paper towels.

FRIED OYSTERS



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Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network

Categories     appetizer

Time 30m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

Peanut oil, for frying
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon paprika
Dash hot sauce, such as Tabasco
1 cup cornmeal
1 cup all-purpose flour
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
36 shucked oysters
Remoulade Sauce, for serving, recipe follows
1 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon Creole mustard
1 tablespoon paprika
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Dash hot sauce
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a deep fryer to 350 degrees F.
  • Whisk together the buttermilk, garlic powder, paprika and hot sauce in a casserole dish. Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, salt and pepper together in a separate casserole dish.
  • Add the oysters to the buttermilk and let soak. Then remove, letting the excess drip off, and dredge through the cornmeal mixture, tapping off the excess. Fry in the hot oil in batches, until golden and crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove to a paper towel-lined plate and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Serve hot with the Remoulade Sauce.
  • Mix together the mayonnaise, mustard, paprika, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce and hot sauce in a small bowl until well combined. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until serving.

FRIED OYSTERS WITH TARTAR SAUCE



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Getting fried oysters from your summer seafood shack is fun, but making them yourself yields something crispy, light and, most significantly, tender. Shuck carefully, bread delicately and fry to golden perfection, then serve with this bright, lively tartar sauce, which gets its spark from cornichons, capers and lemon juice. Eat while hot - whether you're wearing flip flops or polished oxfords, that's up to you.

Provided by Gabrielle Hamilton

Categories     appetizer

Time 45m

Yield 24 oysters and 1 pint sauce

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup all-purpose flour
Kosher salt and finely ground black pepper
24 shucked plump meaty oysters
2 large eggs, well beaten
1 cup panko bread crumbs
Vegetable shortening, preferably Crisco (about 1 1/2 pounds)
1 garlic clove
Kosher salt
2 small shallots
8 cornichons plus 2 tablespoons vinegar from the cornichon jar
2 tablespoons plus 2 teaspoons capers and their brine
1 shy cup mayonnaise, preferably Hellmann's or Real Foods
1/3 cup sour cream
Juice of 1/2 lemon (about 1 1/2 tablespoons)
1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Prepare the oysters: Season flour with salt and pepper. Dredge each oyster in the flour, then dip in the beaten egg, then coat evenly in the panko.
  • Set breaded oysters on a baking cooling rack, leaving a little room between the oysters so they can dry and set. Refrigerate until ready to fry and serve.
  • Make the sauce: Finely mince garlic with a pinch of salt until sticky and pasty. Mince shallots, cornichons and capers as finely as possible. Add all to a small bowl. Stir in mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice, caper brine and cornichon vinegar, and stir well. Add chopped parsley, stir well and season to taste with salt. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
  • Fry the oysters: Melt enough shortening in a deep medium skillet (we love cast iron) over medium for 1 1/2 inches of liquified fat once hot. Increase heat to medium-high. It's ready to fry in when a few crumbs of panko or the tip of a wooden chopstick sizzles actively in the fat.
  • Add the oysters cold from the refrigerator, working in batches of 6 to 8 or as you have room. Fry, making sure to turn them to get both sides, until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes, depending on size. Remove with a slotted spoon or spider, and let rest on a clean rack while you fry the rest. Season each batch with a little salt while still piping hot, as soon as you pull them from the fat. Serve with tartar sauce.

BUTTER-FRIED OYSTERS



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There are easier ways to fry oysters, and faster ways, too, but if you're going to bother to make them at home, you might as well have the best way. I won't pretend it's not a little bit of a project. There are bread crumbs to make, from a day-old French loaf. It's easy if you have a blender or food processor - just remove the crust and pulse the cubes into fluffy crumbs. My recipe also calls for clarified butter. It can be made ahead, it keeps, and it really makes a difference.

Provided by David Tanis

Categories     appetizer

Time 1h

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 pound unsalted butter
1 large, day-old French loaf or other hearth-style white loaf
1 cup all-purpose flour
Salt
pepper
24 shucked oysters, drained
3 eggs, lightly beaten
Red-pepper mayonnaise, optional
Lemon wedges, optional
Watercress or arugula, optional

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat, then raise the heat a little and cook at a bare simmer for about 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly, then pour through a fine-meshed strainer. (Save any milky juices, solids or foam left behind to add to rice or vegetables.) The clarified butter can be kept in a covered jar in the refrigerator for several weeks.
  • Remove the crusts from the French loaf. Tear the bread into chunks and pulse in a food processor or blender to make about 4 cups of crumbs. The crumbs will keep in the refrigerator, loosely covered, for several days, or for longer in the freezer, tightly wrapped.
  • Season the flour generously with salt and pepper. Dip the oysters in the flour and then in the beaten eggs. Spread a layer of bread crumbs on a baking sheet. Place the oysters on the sheet and sprinkle with more crumbs. Roll the oysters in the crumbs so that they are well coated, adding more if necessary.
  • Heat a wide cast-iron skillet over a medium-high flame. Add clarified butter to a depth of 1/2 inch. Toss in a bread crumb - if it browns quickly the butter is hot enough. Carefully slip in breaded oysters in a single layer, frying in batches if needed to avoid crowding. Adjust the heat to keep the oysters gently bubbling in the butter. It should take about 2 minutes to get a golden, crisp coating. Turn the oysters and brown the other side, then drain on kitchen towels. Serve hot with red-pepper mayonnaise, lemon wedges and arugula or watercress, if you like.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 775, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 58 grams, Fat 47 grams, Fiber 3 grams, Protein 31 grams, SaturatedFat 26 grams, Sodium 823 milligrams, Sugar 4 grams, TransFat 2 grams

FRIED OYSTERS



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Jah Sang Ho - Oysters are one of those three fruits of the sea permissible to Buddhists and were therefore insisted upon for New Year lunch by my grandmother. Cooking them with a batter is traditional. Their name, ho see, sounds like the Chinese words for good business.

Provided by Eileen Yin-Fei Lo

Categories     Wok     Shellfish     Side     Fry     Lunar New Year     Seafood     Oyster     Sugar Conscious     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added

Yield Makes 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

Batter
1 1/2 cups bleached all-purpose, high-gluten flour
10 ounces cold water
3/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons baking powder
2 tablespoons peanut oil
5 cups peanut oil
20 medium-size fresh oysters, opened, removed from shells, patted dry, dusted with flour

Steps:

  • Combine all batter ingredients in a bowl and reserve.
  • Heat wok over high heat for 1 minute. Pour in peanut oil, heat to 375°F. Dip each oyster into the batter until well coated. When a wisp of white smoke appears, lower oysters into oil. Deep-fry 5 at a time until light brown, about 3 minutes. Remove oysters, place in strainer, drain over a bowl.
  • Deep-fry last batch to a golden brown, about 4 minutes. Place cooked oysters back in oil for 2 minutes more so they become golden brown. During frying, always control heat. You may need to lower if oysters brown too much, or raise if they cook too slowly.

Tips:

  • Choose fresh oysters: Fresh oysters are essential for this recipe. Look for oysters that are plump and have a briny smell. Avoid oysters that are cracked or have a slimy texture.
  • Clean the oysters thoroughly: Before cooking, it is important to clean the oysters thoroughly to remove any dirt or grit. Use a stiff brush to scrub the shells of the oysters under cold water. Then, shuck the oysters and remove the meat from the shells. Rinse the oyster meat thoroughly under cold water.
  • Use a light breading: The breading for this recipe should be light and airy. Use a combination of flour, cornstarch, and seasonings. Avoid using a heavy breading, as this will make the oysters soggy.
  • Fry the oysters in hot oil: The oil should be hot enough to fry the oysters quickly and evenly. Use a deep fryer or a large skillet filled with oil. Heat the oil to 375 degrees Fahrenheit before adding the oysters.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan: When frying the oysters, do not overcrowd the pan. This will cause the oysters to steam instead of fry. Fry the oysters in batches, if necessary.
  • Cook the oysters until they are golden brown: The oysters are cooked when they are golden brown and crispy. This will take about 2-3 minutes per side.
  • Drain the oysters on paper towels: After frying, drain the oysters on paper towels to remove any excess oil.

Conclusion:

Un-fried oysters are a delicious and easy-to-make seafood dish. They are perfect for a quick and easy meal or as an appetizer. With a light breading and a crispy exterior, these oysters are sure to please everyone at the table. Serve them with your favorite dipping sauce and enjoy!

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