Best Of The Bay Recipes...Oyster Fritters
- 1 cup flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup milk
- 1 quart of shucked oyster, and their liquor
- vegetable oil
- Using a whisk, beat the eggs in a small bowl. Add the milk and whisk until a bit frothy. In a second, larger bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt and pepper. Add in the egg mixture and mix until you have a smooth batter. Fold in the oysters and their liquor until they are evenly coated.
- Heat the vegetable oil in a large skillet until very hot. Ladle out 3 or 4 oysters and fry until golden brown on both sides, about 4 - 6 minutes. Remove and drain. Serve with tartar sauce or lemon slices and enjoy the first oyster harvest of the fall.
flour, baking powder, salt, fresh ground pepper, egg, milk, oyster, vegetable oil
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/best-of-the-bay-recipes-oyster-fritters-329391 (may not work)