Corn Crumpets With Oysters and Cream |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 20 Minutes |
Ready In: 35 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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My mother-in-law's recipe these corn crumpets with the oysters and cream are divine, I make them very often. When it comes to the cheese one can use Camembert or brie. Ingredients:
250 ml flour |
250 ml maize meal |
3 ml cayenne pepper |
10 ml baking powder |
1 egg |
350 ml milk |
10 ml lemon juice |
15 ml butter |
24 fresh oysters |
50 ml lemon juice |
50 ml flour |
1 egg |
100 ml dried breadcrumbs |
250 ml cooking oil |
225 g camembert cheese |
250 ml cream |
5 ml ground nutmeg |
Directions:
1. Beat one egg in one bowl and the other egg in another bowl.
2. Melt the butter.
3. Sift the flour.
4. Whip the cream stiff.
5. Mix flour, maize meal, cayenne pepper and baking powder together.
6. Add one beaten egg, milk, lemon juice and butter, stir well,.
7. Grease a large, heavy bottomed saucepan, cook crumpets until tiny bubbles appear, turn and cook the othe side.
8. Continue until all batter has been used up.
9. Remove to a warmed platter and keep warm.
10. Coat the oysters in the 10ml of lemon juice, flour, the other egg and breadcrumbs.
11. Shallow fry until golden brown,remoe and drain on absorbent kitchen paper towels.
12. To serve place a crmpet or two, on a large dinner plate.
13. Pipe a large roseete of cream next to the crumpet, arrange a few oysters and slices of cheese next to the crumpet.
14. Sprinkle cream with nutmeg.
15. Serve at once.
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