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Oysters Fried in Bread Crumbs

Oysters coated in bread crumbs and fried until golden.

From an old cookbook · modernised transcription
From a historical cookbook (Internet Archive) · 8 ingredients
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Why it works: Oyster and bread are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,545 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓

Oysters Fried in Bread Crumbs

Ingredients

Directions

Bread the oysters

  1. Roll the oysters in fine bread crumbs.

  2. Beat the egg with water, then add a seasoning of coarse sea salt, cayenne pepper, and Worcestershire sauce.

  3. Dip the oysters in the egg mixture, then roll them again in bread crumbs until completely covered.

Fry

  1. Immerse the oysters in plenty of smoking fat and fry until golden.

Recipe from a historical cookbook (Internet Archive).

Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Oyster + breadtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,545 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  2. Bread + eggtop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together22,662 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  3. Oyster + eggtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Oyster + saucetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,233 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Bread + peppertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Oysters
Main ingredient that becomes tender inside a crisp coating when fried.
Fine bread crumbs
Form the crisp, golden outer crust during frying.
Egg
Binds the bread crumbs to the oysters so the coating adheres.

The step that matters

Fry in plenty of smoking fat. The fat must be hot enough to brown the crumbs quickly. If it is too cool, the coating absorbs oil and turns greasy, and the oysters overcook before the crust forms. Using plenty of fat keeps the temperature steady when the oysters are added.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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