Pecan Breaded Oysters

Name: Pecan Breaded Oysters
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: vanilla bean; cucumbers; heavy whipping cream; butter, unsalted; salt; black pepper; italian plum (roma) tomatoes; pecan halves; flour; oysters; butter

Submitted by sarahbee61

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

5 min

READY

20 min

Ingredients

EACH VANILLA BEAN
split in half *

MEDIUM CUCUMBERS
peeled, seeded, diced

OUNCES HEAVY WHIPPING CREAM
or heavy whipping cream

OUNCES BUTTER, UNSALTED

PINCH SALT
to taste *

PINCH BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

LARGE ITALIAN PLUM (ROMA) TOMATOES
peeled, seeded, diced

OUNCES PECAN HALVES

OUNCES ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR

EACH OYSTERS
raw, reserve bottom shell

TABLESPOON BUTTER
or vegetable oil

Directions

STEP ONE: The Sauce-- To prepare sauce, combine first three ingredients and bring to a boil. Reduce slightly, allowing vanilla flavor to come out. Whisk in butter.

Season to taste. Add tomatoes and set aside.

STEP TWO: The Oysters-- To prepare oysters, grind pecans and flour in food processor, making pecan meal. Dredge oysters in pecan meal.

Sauté in small, nonstick pan with vegetable oil or butter for two minutes on each side over high heat.

STEP THREE: Place four shells on each of four plates, spoon sauce into shells, and place one oyster on top of each.