Love Bites (Fried Oysters)
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 1 to 2 servings
- Total: 20 min
- Prep: 15 min
- Cook: 5 min
Ingredients
4 small yummy oysters, like Kumamoto
Vegetable or peanut oil, for frying
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 chipotle chile in adobo
1/4 cup mayonnaise
4 pieces sea urchin (uni)
2 tablespoons spicy pickles, diced
2 tablespoons pomegranate seeds
Lemon juice
Directions
- Crack open the oysters, reserve the meat and rinse and dry the shells.
- Heat some oil in a saucepan to 350 degrees F.
- Toss the oysters in the flour and remove. Make a batter with buttermilk and the flour. Batter the oysters and fry them until golden. Drain on paper towels.
- Make the chipotle mayo by blending the chipotle with the mayo until you have a sauce that's just a little spicy.
- To serve, arrange a little mayo in a shell and top with 1 fried oyster, a little uni, a little pickle, then top with a couple of pomegranate seeds, a drop of two of lemon juice and serve.
- This recipe was created by a contestant during a cooking competition. The Food Network Kitchens have not tested it for home use, therefore, we cannot make any representation as to the results.