Oyster Po' Boys

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 large egg
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 teaspoons black pepper
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups yellow cornmeal
• 2 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 3 dozen small oysters, shucked and drained
• 1 quart vegetable oil
• 1 loaf french bread
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 cups thinly sliced lettuce or 2 cups cabbage
• tabasco sauce (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350º.
• 2 lightly beat egg, milk, 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoons black pepper in a bowl.
• 3 mix flour, 1/2 teaspoons salt, and 1 teaspoons black pepper in a shallow baking dish.
• 4 mix cornmeal, 1 teaspoons salt, and cayenne pepper in another small baking dish.
• 5 dredge 8 oysters in flour, knocking off excess, then dip into egg mixture, letting excess drip off. then dredge in cornmeal mixture, knocking off excess. transfer to a rack or plate until frying. repeat with remaining oysters in batches of 6-8, until they are all done.
• 6 heat oil in a 4-qt. pot over high heat to 375º.
• 7 while oil is heating, cut bread into 4 equal portions (half and half again) then split horizontally all the way through. put bread in oven, directly on the rack, until warm - about 5 minute.
• 8 while bread is heating, gently drop 1/3 of the oysters into the hot oil and fry, stirring occasionally, until golden - about 45-60 sec. transfer to papertowels to drain. fry remaining oysters in the same manner and small batches.
• 9 spread bread with mayonnaise topping with lettuce and tons of oysters.