Blackened Fried Oysters With Lemon Cocktail Sauce

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of
• 1 cup catsup
• 4 tablespoons horseradish (adjust to taste)
• 2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 2 tablespoons blackening seasoning (many recipes on food.com)
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 12 fresh oysters
• 2 eggs, beaten
• oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 mix all sauce ingredients together and refrigerate.
• 2 mix together flour, cornmeal, blackened seasoning and kosher salt. dip each oyster in the eggs, then into the flour mixture. allow to sit while heating the oil.
• 3 heat 1/2 inch oil in a cast iron skillet until almost smoking. without crowding or touching, fry on both sides until golden. remove to a platter covered in paper towels to drain.
• 4 serve with a side of sauce and a lemon wedge to garnish.