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Sometimes, I get a hankering for fried oysters.
When I do, I usually love me an oyster po' boy with a tangy-creamy remoulade sauce. I thought I'd change it up a bit this time.
So when we still had some oil leftover from frying our Thai Fried Chicken, I'd figure I can fry some oysters for the oil's bon voyage.
I dredged the oysters with some flour, seasoned with chili powder, salt, and pepper, and just dropped them into the oil. A couple of minutes later, I have some spicy oyster balls ready to be flattened in between tortilla.
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Added some Tex-Mex cheese (yes, Tex-Mex is our guilty pleasure, and they come pre-shredded too!), some green onions, cilantro, a sprinkling of my lugged-all-the-way-from-LA Tapatío hot sauce -- and there you have it.
(Sound familiar? Why yes, we used this Kraft Tex-Mex cheese and Tapatío combo when we made our Chicken, Broccoli & Cheese with Pipián Verde.)
These fried oyster quesadillas were quite delicious and I couldn't stop at just one quesadilla. I ended up frying more oysters and stuffing myself.
We show our Tapatío hot sauce love here:
Fried Oyster Quesadilla
Chicken, Broccoli and Cheese with Pipián Verde
Homemade Mexican Chorizo Sausage
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Fried Oyster Quesadilla
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Fresh oysters are always sweet and delicious, no matter how you cook it! You made it more mouth-watering!
ReplyDeleteHow interesting to use them in a quesadilla!
ReplyDeleteThis looks delicious! What an interesting idea to use them in a quesadilla.
ReplyDeletegood thinking! never let good frying oil go to waste!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!!!
ReplyDeleteAre oysters cheap there? Here in Spain is a gourmet and richmen food. My husband could have a dozen without breathing but they are really expensive.
I could have them fried but not raw :D
I love fried oysters but I would never had thought to put them in a
ReplyDeletequesadilla. You are so creative!
I love the creativity of flavors and how unique to use fried oysters in a traditionally mexican dish!
ReplyDeleteNing:
ReplyDeleteJS is craving these again after seeing this post up and online! =)
kat:
Fearless Kitchen:
Dragon:
Joelen:
I don't know if JS invented that herself or not, hehe.
Ben:
Hahaha... Yeah, I think the taste of it raw vs cooked is different.
Jessica@Foodmayhem:
Yeah! Hate to have all that oil lying around.
Núria:
Happy New Year to you too! Nice to hear you had quite a relaxing holiday! =)
I actually don't know, re pricing. I don't think they're cheap at all. Or I guess it depends what kind they are. These specific ones we bought were already shcked and in a jar, plus we got them at the Chinese supermarket (probably cheaper).
Can I steal you away next time I come to Vancouver? Between this and the pork belly I think I'm in love.
ReplyDeleteNever tried a fried oyster before but this makes me want to :).
ReplyDeleteAnd the pics in your blog are beautiful. Have added you to my favorites :)
Looks almost like Oyster Omelette we can find in Asia.
ReplyDeleteI could totally get my mouth around this one, guys. Nice work! Now you've got me craving oysters...
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely idea! Finally, an oyster I can really warm up to. Thanks, and have a delicious New Year.
ReplyDeleteI love me some fried oysters! Very creative take on a quesadilla.
ReplyDeleteSweet Bird:
ReplyDeleteTeehee. Well, we do aim to please. =)
Kat:
Thanks for visiting!
Marilyn:
I think fried is always a good way to introduce new (or disliked?) foods. ;)