Oyster Recipes

Oysters are delicious shellfish and the main food of a coastal area. These are rich in minerals like zinc, iron, calcium, protein, vitamins and contain low food calories. Oysters can be consumed raw or cooked. Some shellfish taste sweet, whereas others taste salted with a melon flavor when consumed raw. One can relish oysters raw, smoked, boiled, baked, fried and roasted. Preparation of cooking oyster includes opening the shell and taking out the fleshy soft content. People may also cook oysters in shell and consume them thereafter. These shellfish are fished from various sources of water by tongs, rakes and divers. After collecting these, the dead shells are removed and they are taken to the market to be sold either tinned or live.

Deep-Fried Oysters

If you are in hurry and still want to taste or cook oysters, then you may try this deep-fried oyster recipe at home.

Ingredients
Vegetable oil: 1quarts
Flour: cup
Salt: 1 tsp
Ground black pepper: tsp
Shucked oysters, drained: 12 ounces
Eggs: 2, lightly beaten
Bread crumbs: cup

Preparation
First mix flour, salt and black pepper. Add the dredged oysters in flour mixture and dip them in beaten eggs. Then roll the oysters in breadcrumbs. Place a fry pan and heat to 375 degrees F and pour vegetable oil in it. After that, place the slide oysters carefully into hot vegetable oil. Cook five oysters at a time for 3 minutes until they turn golden brown. Drain on paper towels and serve hot.

Oyster Fritters

Ingredients
Shucked oysters: 250 gm
All-purpose flour: 2 cups
Baking powder: 1 tbsp
Salt: tsp
Eggs: 2
Milk: 1 cup
Butter: 1 tbsp
Frying oil: 1quart
Garlic paste: 1 tsp
Saffron: a pinch

Preparation
First drain and rinse oysters properly. Then chop oysters into small size pieces. Take a bowl and combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add garlic paste and a pinch of saffron to the mixture. Then pour butter in a bowl and place it in a low heat microwave, so that the butter melts. Take another mixing bowl and beat the eggs. Combine melted butter, milk with the beaten eggs and mix well. Add all the dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

After that pour oil in a deep frying pan and allow it to heat at around 350 degrees F. Dip oyster pieces into the mixture of butter, eggs and milk. Put them into the oil and fry for about 3 minutes until golden brown. Turn oysters while cooking after a minute. Keep oyster fritters on paper towels, so that they soak up the extra oil. Serve hot with your favorite seafood sauce.

Oyster Drumstick Curry Recipe

Ingredients
Oyster: 250 gm
Drumstick: 50 gm
Tomato: 150 gm
vegetable oil: 1quart
Coconut paste: cup
Coconut oil: 100 ml
Cumin: 2 tsp
Curry leaves: 1 sprig
Chili powder: 2 tsp
Coriander powder: 1 tsp
Mustard: tsp
Turmeric powder: a pinch
Salt: according to taste

Preparation
First boil oyster pieces and drumsticks separately with a pinch of salt and turmeric powder. Take a fry pan and place it over low heat. Pour oil into the fry pan and add mustard seeds and cumin. Allow the mustard seeds and cumin to splutter. Then put boiled oyster pieces and drumsticks into the fry pan and add chili powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder to tickle the taste bud. Mix them with curry leaves and tomato puree. Add coconut and cumin paste and keep on turning the oysters pieces and drumsticks. Cook for 10 minutes until it thickens. Now, your oyster drumstick curry is ready to taste.

Try these oyster recipes to have the crunchy delicious taste of oysters. Don't worry about the ingredients, as they are easily available in the market.