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If you are looking for ways to spicy up an evening, consider Deep Fried Oysters with Spicy Cocktail Sauce. Everything you've heard about oysters is true and what's more is they are actually quite fun to prepare. A glass of red or white wine will help with a little Frank Sinatra on too. The real trick is to coat these oysters completely with the crushed cracker/flour combo. If you are like me and cannot have a ton of gluten, simply use gluten free crackers and brown rice flour instead. It doesn't quite stick as well to the oyster, so make sure to press it on as best you can.

Deep-Fried Oysters with Spicy Cocktail Sauce
makes 6 to 8 servings

48 fresh oysters (or 1 pint shucked oysters if you are in a rush!)
½ cup cornmeal
3 cups olive oil for frying
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup crushed crackers (Saltines work great)
1 tablespoon sea salt
Cocktail Sauce with Tabasco sauce to taste
Lemon wedges

Scrub the oysters and place them in a large bowl. Make sure to discard all
broken shells or oysters that won’t close. Fill the bowl with enough cold water to cover the oysters. Shake in the cornmeal and stir. Let the oysters sit for 3 to 6 hours, to let them purge any sand. Remove the oysters from the water and rinse thoroughly.

Shuck the oysters. Combine the flour and cracker meal and dredge the oysters in the mixture. Let the oysters sit, refrigerated, for 20 minutes. Make sure they are well coated.

Heat the oil to 350 degrees. Fry the oysters until crispy, about 3 minutes. Transfer the fried oysters to a paper-towel-lined plate. Sprinkle with sea salt and serve hot with spicy cocktail sauce and lemon wedges.