How to make Fried Oysters…

buttermilk

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: milk + vinegar

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

Open the oysters and clean them up, showing what raw oysters look like.

Prepare the hush puppy batter by mixing 1 cup cornmeal, 1/2 cup flour, one egg, and some buttermilk, adjusting the consistency with more buttermilk if needed.

Add a sprinkle of Old Bay seasoning to the hush puppy batter and mix until well blended.

Heat oil for frying.

Soak the oysters in a mixture of buttermilk and Old Bay seasoning.

Coat the oysters in the cornmeal and flour mixture, gently pressing to ensure they are covered.

Fry the oysters in the hot oil until they are golden brown, noting that they don't take long to cook.

Prepare frozen onion rings and fry them as well, although the creator mentions they don't like how they turned out.

Plate the finished oysters, onion rings, and homemade hush puppies.

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