Name: Fried Oysters with Attitude Sauce
Yield: Serves 1 (should serve 2)
Ingredients: a squeeze of lemon juice; 2 drops of Worcestershire sauce; a pinch of celery salt; ½ teaspoon English mustard powder; a dash of sherry, if possible; hot chilli sauce (optional); 3 cream crackers or water biscuits; vegetable oil, for shallow-frying; 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup; large-flaked sea salt and black pepper; 2 tablespoons plain flour; 6 large Atlantic rock oysters; a splash of milk; 1 medium egg, beaten; a handful of porridge oats; 1 digestive biscuit

Preparation info

Serves
1
(should serve 2)

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

What to Eat Now (Autumn & Winter)

By Valentine Warner

Published 2008

About

Many think the cooking of an oyster to be a vulgar interference with its oceanic essence. I disagree. Cooked oysters are superb. When a moment of relaxed pleasure is impending, prepare these, ensuring that on consumption you have everything around you that you need, because when teamed with telly and cold bottled beer, a plate of golden fried oysters can often induce a deep, satisfied lethargy. These are excellent made with native oysters but, as they command the price they do, you can alwa