I have been a lover of Po' Boy's since I was a kid, my dad used to always make the on Friday night or if we went fishing I would catch crawfish and we would make them with those. But my very favorite po' boy was always the oyster. It has to be deep fried with just the right spices to make them the way I used to eat them. I love old bay, I use it on tons of dishes so of course it has to be in this one.
Ingredients
32 ounces shucked oysters
1 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
1 tablespoon water
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
2 eggs
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/8 cup Old Bay
1/2 cup cornmeal
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Kosher salt
Vegetable oil, for frying
4 (6-inch) hoagie loaves
Remoulade Sauce, recipe follows
4 leaves romaine lettuce
1 to 2 lemons
Special equipment: brown paper bag
Directions
Drain the oysters and place in a small bowl. Cover with 1 cup milk and let soak for 15 minutes. In a medium bowl, whisk together remaining milk, water, cayenne and eggs. Place the flour, cornmeal, black pepper, and salt into a brown paper bag, close and shake to mix.
In a large heavy-bottomed pot, pour enough oil to fill the pan halfway. Heat until a deep-frying thermometer inserted in the oil reaches 360 degrees F.
Drain the oysters from the milk. In batches dip oysters in the egg mixture then drop in the paper bag. Close and shake. Remove to a plate and repeat with the rest of the oysters. When oil is at 360 degrees F, fry oysters in batches. Do not overcrowd. Cook turning once until golden brown and cooked through, about 3 minutes. Remove to a paper towel. Repeat with remaining oysters.
To serve, cut sandwich loaves in half horizontally. Slather a generous amount of Spicy Remoulade Sauce on the inside. Place a lettuce leaf inside and fill generously with oysters. Squeeze fresh lemon juice over oysters just before serving.
Spicy Remoulade Sauce:
1 1/4 cups mayonnaise
1/4 cup stone-ground mustard
1 clove garlic clove, smashed
1 tablespoon pickle juice
1 tablespoon capers
1 teaspoon prepared horseradish
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon hot paprika
1/2 teaspoon hot sauce (recommended: Frank's Red Hot)
Special equipment: a food processor
Place all ingredients into a food processor and blend until smooth. Chill until ready to serve.
Yield: 1 1/2 cups
