Leah Chase’s Oyster Po-Boy

Name: Leah Chase’s Oyster Po-Boy
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: Oil for deep-frying; Salt and freshly ground pepper; 2 thick French loaves; A little butter; 4 dozen oysters, shelled; Cornmeal for dusting; Tabasco sauce; Dill pickle (pickled gherkins), sliced

Dooky Chase’s, New Orleans

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Floyd's American Pie

By Keith Floyd

Published 1989

About

‘You ain’t been to New Orleans till you’ve had an oyster po-boy,’ says Leah Chase.

Ingredients

2 thick French loaves
A little butter
4 dozen oysters, shelled
Cornmeal for dusting

Method

Cut the loaves in half lengthways. Toast each half and spread with a little butter. Dust the oysters in cornmeal, salt and pepper, and deep-fry in hot oil for a few minutes. Make a sandwich with the toast, oysters, sprinkled with Tabasco sauce, and sliced dill pickle.