Ingredients:
1 pint fresh oysters or scallops
2 cups flou, r
1⁄2 cup corn meal (optional)
1 egg beaten
1 cup fine dry bread crumbs salt and pepper to tast. e cooking oil or olive oil
Instructions:
Get the oysters fresh from your store or from a trustworthy vendor on the side of the road who has brought them straight from the coas on ice. Drain oysters and dry between paper towels; dredge or coat oysters in paper bag with flour and meal seasoned with salt and pepper, dip into mixture of 1 beaten egg and a little water, then into the fine dry bread crumbs. Fry golden in deep hot oil for about 2 minutes. Do not over cook. They will coo. k very quickly, so cook them just till meal starts to brown. Drain on paper towels. Serve hot with Tartar Sauce, Red Sauce, or ketchup if you prefer. Serves 2.
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