Dinner Tonight: The Best Oyster Po' Boy Outside of New Orleans

Name: Dinner Tonight: The Best Oyster Po' Boy Outside of New Orleans
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Creole, Cajun
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons black pepper; 1 teaspoon cayenne; 1 egg; 118 milliliters flour; 237 milliliters thinly sliced iceberg lettuce; 10 inches Soft French or Italian bread (about long); 2 servings mayonnaise; 118 milliliters milk; 2 teaspoons salt; 18 smalls shucked oysters; 2 servings vegetable oil for frying; 177 milliliters yellow cornmeal

Dinner Tonight: The Best Oyster Po' Boy Outside of New Orleans might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 2. One serving contains 540 calories, 16g of protein, and 17g of fat. If you have pepper, flour, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a pescatarian diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

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Oven

While that's warming up, whisk together the egg, milk, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper in a bowl. In a shallow dish, combine the flour, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the rest of the black pepper. In a second shallow dish, whisk together the cornmeal, remaining salt, and the cayenne.

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Black Pepper

Cornmeal

Ground Cayenne Pepper

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Salt

Egg

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Whisk

Bowl

Drag each oyster first through the flour, then the milk, and finally in the cornmeal.

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Cornmeal

Oysters

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Place coated oysters on a wire rack and repeat until all are finished.

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Oysters

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Wire Rack

Pour enough oil to come about 3 inches high in a heavy bottomed pot. Turn the heat to medium-high, and bring the temperature to 375°F. Adjust the temperature to maintain this temperature.

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Cooking Oil