Free Recipe Deep-Fried Bacon Wrapped Oysters

Recipe Type: Free Seafood Recipes
Recipe Preparation: cook
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Recipe Serves: 4

Ingredients for Deep-Fried Bacon Wrapped Oysters Recipe

12 Oysters
1 sl Fresh ginger root
2 tb Soy sauce
2 tb Sherry
1 c Mixed nutmeats
3 sl Bacon
3 tb Smoked ham
2 Scallion stalks
1 Egg
1/2 c Flour
1 pn Salt
1 ds Pepper
Oil for deep-frying
1/2 Head lettuce
Lemon wedges
Chinese parsley

Deep-Fried Bacon Wrapped Oysters Preparation

1. Shell oysters. Mince ginger root; then combine with soy sauce and sherry. Add to oysters and let stand 15 minutes, turning occasionally. Drain, discarding marinade. 2. Meanwhile crush nutmeats almost to a powder. Cut each bacon strip crosswise in 4 sections. Sliver smoked ham. Cut scallion stalks in 1/2-inch sections. 3. Dip each oyster in crushed nutmeats; then top with a few ham slivers and a piece of scallion. Wrap oysters in bacon sections. 4. Beat egg lightly and blend to a batter with flour, salt and pepper. Dip wrapped oysters in batter to coat. 5. Meanwhile heat oil. Add oysters, a few at a time, and deep-fry until crisp and golden. Drain on paper toweling. 6. Arrange on a bed of shredded lettuce. Garnish with lemon wedges and Chinese parsley. VARIATION: For the smoked ham, substitute Chinese sausage. From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen’s MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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