Fried Oyster Chinese Style

Name: Fried Oyster Chinese Style (Su cha sheng hao)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 2 eggs; 5 cups oil; 2 teaspoons flavored peppercorn salt; 1 pound shelled oysters; 2 teaspoons baking powder; ⅓ cup cornstarch; 2 teaspoons salt; ⅔ cup flour; ½ cup cold water; ⅛ teaspoon pepper; 2 tablespoons cooking oil

Su cha sheng hao

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1 pound shelled oysters
2 teaspoons flavored peppercorn salt
5

Asia
Taiwan
Kwangtung
Fukien
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Rub some coarse salt into the shelled oysters with fingers. Rinse with water until clear. Drain.
Dip the oysters in a pot full of boiling water only 5 seconds over high heat. Drain. (Do not wait until the water comes to boil again.)
Make flour batter stirring to a smooth pasty consistency.
Dip oyster in flour batter and deep fry over medium