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McCormick & Schmick's Pan Fried Oysters Recipe

Make our McCormick & Schmick's Pan Fried Oysters Recipe at home. With our Secret Restaurant Recipe your Pan Fried Oysters will taste just like McCormick & Schmick's.
Prep Time20 minutes
Active Time20 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Appetizer, Side Dish
Cuisine: Seafood, Steakhouse
Keyword: Fried, McCormick & Schmick's, Oysters, Seafood
Yield: 1 Serving

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon McCormick & Schmick's Lemon Tabasco Aioli (See Box Below for a Link to this Recipe)
  • 1/4 cup McCormick & Schmick's Pan Fried Oyster Flour (See Box Below for this Recipe)
  • 1/4 cup Buttermilk
  • 3/4 cup Oil
  • 3 Oysters shucked
  • 1 ounce Butter
  • 1 ounce Spinach
  • 1 ounce Arugula
  • Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper to taste
  • 7 - 8 drops Tabasco Hot Sauce

Instructions

  • Prepare McCormick & Schmick's Lemon Tabasco Aioli according to the recipe linked to in the Box below. Set aside. Can be done in advance. Store in a tightly sealed container, in the refrigerator, until ready to serve. Bring up to room temperature before using.
  • Prepare McCormick & Schmick's Pan Fried Oyster Flour according to the recipe in the Box below. Set aside.
  • Pour buttermilk into a small shallow bowl. Set aside.
  • Pour oil into a large sauté pan.
  • Place over high heat.
  • While oil is heating, dust oysters in McCormick & Schmick's Pan Fried Oyster Flour.
  • Dip dusted oysters in buttermilk to coat well.
  • Dust again in McCormick & Schmick's Pan Fried Oyster Flour and lightly shake off excess.
  • When oil is hot and shimmering, place oysters in hot oil. Cook until light brown and crispy.
  • Remove oysters to a paper towel-covered plate to drain.
  • In a sauté separate pan, add butter.
  • Place pan over medium heat.
  • When butter has melted and is hot (do not burn), add spinach and arugula. Sauté until tender.
  • Taste. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
  • Squeeze a lightning bolt of McCormick & Schmick's Lemon Tabasco Aioli diagonally across the plate.
  • Neatly place 7 - 8 drops of Tabasco on the plate.
  • Mound the spinach/arugula mixture in the center of the plate, making sure to squeeze out most of the liquid.
  • Carefully stack the oysters in a mound directly on the greens.
  • Serve hot.

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