Cornmeal Battered Oysters On The Half Shell

If you ask a typical evangelical Christian today what the fatherhood of God means to them, they would probably almost all say, “It means that He loves me, that He will take care of me and guide me and forgive me and take me home to live with Him forever some day.” And this would be true – wonderfully true! ... But is it not striking that the most famous of all biblical commands relating to child and father is surely the fifth commandment, Exodus 20:12, "Honor your father and your mother;" and yet very few people today would say that the fatherhood of God implies to them that God is to be honored and revered and venerated and held in sacred respect.

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Dairy, Vegetables, Eggs		A, H, K, N, T	8	Servings

INGREDIENTS

32		Oysters, shucked reserve
		half of the shells
1	c	Milk
2	c	Cornmeal
1	t	Salt
1/4	t	Cayenne
3	T	Unsalted butter
2/3	c	Onion, julienned
2/3	c	Celery, julienned
2/3	c	Carrot, julienned
		Salt and pepper
14	c	Vegetable oil for deepfrying
		Tartar sauce
3		Sweet gherkins, finely
		chopped
2		Shallots, finely chopped
		Yolk of 1 hardboiled egg
		sieved or finely chopped
1	T	Capers, finely chopped
2	T	Fresh parsley leaves, finely
		chopped
2	T	Grated onion
1	T	Fresh tarragon, finely
		chopped -or-
1	t	Dried, crumbled
1	T	Fresh chervil, finely
		chopped -or-
1	t	Dried, crumbled
1 1/2	t	Dijon mustard
1/2	t	Grated lemon peel
		Salt and pepper
1 1/2	c	Homemade or prepared
		mayonnaise

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine cornmeal, salt and cayenne in a shallow bowl.  Dip oysters in
milk then dredge in cornmeal mixture. Arrange oysters  on a baking
sheet or tray and chill 30 minutes.  Melt butter in a saucepan over
mediumlow heat. Add onions, celery and  carrots and cook, covered,
until softened, about 5 minutes. Season  lightly with salt and pepper.
Heat oil in a deepfat fryer or large,  heavy pot to 365 degrees. Add
oysters, in batches, and fry 40 seconds  until golden brown. Scoop up
with a slotted spoon and drain on paper  towels. Arrange cleaned oyster
shells on serving platter. Fill each  shell with 1 teaspoon of
vegetable mixture. Top with oysters and a  spoonful of tartar sauce.
Yield: 8 servings  Tartar sauce: Fold gherkins, shallots, egg yolk,
capers, parsley,  onion, tarragon, chervil, mustard and lemon zest into
mayonnaise;  season to taste with salt and pepper.  Yield: about 2 cups
Notes: Thanksgiving Special with Drew Nieporent  Recipe by: TVFN Show
#TGSP94  Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #921 by Sue <suechef@sover.net>
on Nov  23, 1997

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 442 Calories From Fat: 134 Total Fat: 15.2g Cholesterol: 13.9mg Sodium: 570.5mg Potassium: 891.3mg Carbohydrates: 67.8g Fiber: 11.3g Sugar: 15.7g Protein: 13.2g