Whenever I get the chance to spend time in good friend Bonnie Gaster’s Tybee Island kitchen (which isn’t often enough) I know that whatever we do will be a lot of fun and the results will taste fabulous. She’s a fabulous cook who does it with the kind of abandon that Julia Child admired and a keen natural palate that always keeps that abandon in good order. Read More
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25 September 2015: Bonnie Gaster’s Perfect Fried Oysters
Comments
Sep 25, 2015 8:36 AM EDT
This makes me want to go buy some of the sorry sorry oysters I can get out here in Colorado and give this a try! I've used that breading method for shrimp before- but I always used cornmeal for oysters. I'm also going to try the bourbon greens- but substitute the kale that's overtaking my garden!
- Mimi
Sep 25, 2015 9:04 AM EDT
Thank you, Mimi! I think you'll find that this perks up even sad, shipped-in-from-God-knows-where oysters! Since collards are actually a variety of kale, the method should work beautifully for any kale. Enjoy!
- Damon Lee Fowler
Sep 25, 2015 2:42 PM EDT
As always, you post the BEST recipes! I am curious about the greens, and I guess the baking soda helps keep them green. But, I'm still nervous. I'll get over it, because if there is anyone's palate I trust, it's yours.
- Rick Rodgers
Sep 25, 2015 3:46 PM EDT
Rick, coming from you that is such a compliment! Thank you! I was just as uneasy about it, but Bonnie kept saying . . . wait until you taste them, and since I trust her palate implicitly, I did taste them, and she was right!
- Damon Lee Fowler
Sep 28, 2015 4:52 AM EDT
I can attest to Bonnie's seafood expertise - way back when, we had a little Gaster family get together in Maryland where I had shrimp for the first time. I don't remember anything else about the meal, but I do remember Bonnie's shrimp! My Mom and I talked about them for weeks afterwards. As a 9 year old, I was a pretty picky eater, but those shrimp made an impression! I haven't seen Bonnie in decades, but that memory is a delicious one!
- Kat Gaster Allen
Sep 28, 2015 11:58 AM EDT
Kat,
Bonnie's hand with seafood has provided a lot of warm and delicious memories for a lot of people! Thank you so much for sharing yours!
Warmest regards!
- Damon Lee Fowler
Oct 04, 2015 3:52 PM EDT
Wow Kat - you hit a memory page from quite a long time ago! I do remember taking tons of shrimp to Ohio and Marylond...you need an excuse to come to Tybee for shrimp, crab and oysters! I am actually testing recipes yesterday and today for my next class October 15 with Damon at Kitchenware Outfitters...
- Bonnie Gaster