How do you fry shrimp? And oysters?

Oysters are easy and excellent:

Drain them, toss in corn flour or corn meal, seasoned to taste.

Heat oil to 360. Drop in the oysters in small batches. Pull and drain on a wire rack when they are floating and golden...it won't take but 2 or 3 minutes per batch.

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I also like a 50/50 mix of cornmeal and corn flour for oysters.

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I fry seafood at 360-370.

Shrimp and fish, I normally egg wash, batter in fish fry, and fry. When they float, I give them another minute and pull them out.

Oysters go straight into the fish fry (no eggwash). When they float, they are done - very important.

First you need to figure out what batter you prefer on each one. Everybody is different. I want corn meal on my fish, corn flour on my oysters and AP flour and pancake batter on my shrimp. Those are my preferences.

Shrimp and oysters get an egg wash, fish doesn't. Oil temp should at least 350 and preferably 360-65. All of them will cook in 2 minutes or less depending on how big your fish filets are.

Tips? I fry my fish last and shrimp first because the cornmeal will hang out in the grease and get on everything else, which I don't want.

Butterfly and devein your shrimp. A perfectly fried oyster is crispy on the outside with a warm moist center, imo.

I’m not a fan of Spahrs catfish, very bland with no seasoning. I do not like the way they cook it. I don't want hot sauced flavor fried fish. And for what it’s worth, Golden Corral has been in business for 48 years and Chili’s 46 years.