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Oyster Po’Boys

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 4

Ingredients

1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter
2 tablespoons minced garlic
4 ciabatta rolls, split
2/3 cup whole-wheat flour
1/2 cup powdered milk
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 1/2 teaspoons coarse salt
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh chives
Freshly ground pepper
32 shucked fresh large oysters, drained
Vegetable oil, for frying
2 ounces arugula
4 anchovy fillets, rinsed
8 lemon segments

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F. Melt butter in a saucepan with garlic. Puree in a food processor; set aside. Remove some of the bread from inside rolls. Place rolls on a baking sheet, cut sides up; set aside.

    Step 2

    Whisk flour, powdered milk, cayenne, salt, and herbs in a bowl; season with pepper. Dredge oysters in mixture. Heat 1 inch oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Meanwhile, spoon 2 teaspoons garlic butter over each roll. Bake until golden brown, about 5 minutes.

    Step 3

    Fry oysters in batches until golden brown, 30 to 45 seconds per side. Transfer to paper towels. To serve, fill the rolls with the oysters, arugula, anchovies, and lemon.

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Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group. Buy the full book from Amazon.
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