Deep Fried Oysters with Firecracker Sauce Recipe

Serves/Makes: 4

Ingredients:

• 24 oysters, shucked and in their own liquor
• 4 cups peanut oil, for deep-frying
• 4 cups Seafood Breading (see the recipe below)
• 1 cup Firecracker Sauce (see the recipe below)

How to cook Deep Fried Oysters with Firecracker Sauce:

• In deep fryer or in a high-side saucepan on medium-high heat bring the oil up to a temperature of 350°F to 375°F (180°C to 190°C). Check your temperature with a candy thermometer or until a small cube of white bread dropped into the oil turns golden brown in 15 seconds.
• Drain the oysters and dredge them with the breading mix.
• Carefully add them to the hot oil, cook until crispy and golden-about 1 minute-and retrieve them with a slotted spoon. You can rest them on paper towels.
• While frying the oysters, heat the Firecracker Sauce in a frying pan.
• Toss in the crispy, fried oysters and coat evenly.
• Serve hot (six per person) with crackers or toast.

Seafood Breading Ingredients:

• 3 cups hi-gluten flour
• 1 cup cracker meal, fine or medium grind
• 1/4 cup Old Bay Seasoning
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon pepper

How to cook Seafood Breading:

Firecracker Sauce Ingredients:

• 1 red sweet pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 green bell pepper, thinly sliced
• 4 small jalapenos, cut in rings or seeded and minced
• 2 firecracker peppers (difficult to find: substitute 4 Tabasco peppers), diced
• 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
• 2 cups tomato sauce or pureed tomatoes
• 1 cup Bloody Mary mix (Zing Zang)
• 1/4 cup hot sauce
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt

How to cook Firecracker Sauce:

• In a medium pot saute all of the peppers and the onion in the olive oil over high heat, and add the thyme and oregano.
• Continue to cook on high heat, stirring until the ingredients brown somewhat, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, Bloody Mary mix, hot sauce, sugar, and salt.
• Simmer on low heat for about 20 minutes.

Note:
The Deep Fried Oysters with Firecracker Sauce recipe easy to prepare and so good!

This recipe for Deep Fried Oysters with Firecracker Sauce serves/makes: 4

Main Ingredient: Oysters
Preparation Method: Deep Fried
Cuisine: American