Fried-Oyster Omelet
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup ground saltine crackers (about 8)
- Salt and pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 4 shucked oysters
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- Put flour and ground saltine crackers in 2 separate small bowls and season flour with salt and pepper.
- Beat 1 egg with a fork in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Pat oysters dry and coat, 1 at a time, in flour, then egg, then cracker crumbs, shaking off excess between each coating.
- Put coated oysters on a plate.
- Beat remaining 3 eggs with a fork for omelet.
- Heat butter in an 8-inch nonstick skillet over moderate heat until foam subsides, then fry oysters until golden, about 1 minute per side, transferring with tongs to paper towels to drain.
- Reduce heat to moderately low, then add eggs to skillet and cook, stirring gently, until half set, about 1 minute.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Arrange oysters over half of eggs opposite skillet handle, then continue to cook until eggs are just set, about 1 minute more.
- Fold omelet over oysters and invert onto a plate.
allpurpose, ground saltine crackers, salt, eggs, oysters, unsalted butter
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/fried-oyster-omelet-106269 (may not work)