Deep Fried Oysters

Name: Deep Fried Oysters
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: United Kingdom
Ingredients: ½ garlic clove, grated ½ tsp English mustard; vegetable oil, for deep frying; juice of ½ lemon; ½ garlic clove, grated ½ tsp English mustard; salt and pepper; 200 g mayonnaise; salt and pepper; 10 g baking powder; 100 g cornflour; 150 g plain flour; 50 g plain flour; 20 oysters, shucked

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Seafood Shack

By Kirsty Scobie and Fenella Renwick

Published 2020

About

People usually love or hate oysters. Even if you are one of the haters, please try these as they are completely different to raw oysters. The tempura batter makes them lovely and crispy but the flesh stays moist and plump.

Ingredients

20 oysters, shucked
50 g plain flour

Europe
United Kingdom
Starter
Fish course
Pescatarian
Scotland

Method

To make your tempura batter, put the plain flour, cornflour and baking powder in a bowl and then, using an electric or hand whisk, slowly add about 150 ml cold water, mixing all the time, until your batter is a thick but runny consistency. It should stick to your finger when you dip it in and there