Orange & Bleu Oyster Poppers
Ingredients
Oysters
- 12 oz hot sauce
- 4 T honey
- 12 oz clarified butter
- 36 Gulf Coast oysters
- 2 cups seasoned flour
Bleu Cheese Dressing
- 8 oz Bleu cheese or Stilton
- 12 oz mayonnaise
- 2 oz sour cream
- 2 oz buttermilk
- 1 oz distilled white vinegar
- 1 1/2 oz salad oil
- pinch of kosher salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 4 sprigs flat leaf parsley chopped
Instructions
Bleu Cheese Dressing
- Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until serving
Oysters
- Mix Crystal hot sauce & honey in blender until combined. Heat butter to 140 degrees. Slowly add butter to hot sauce and honey mixture. Blend until combined.
- Place skillet over medium high heat. Add enough cooking oil to the pan in order to pan fry the oysters. Drain excess liquid off oysters & dredge in seasoned flour. Fry oysters until golden brown & crispy. Remove from oil. Place on a paper towel to rid excess grease.
- Toss oysters in sauce until coated.
- Serve oyster with Blue Cheese dressing in your favorite oyster dish or on the half shell.