Fried Bacon-Wrapped Oysters

Very simple appetizer I found in Southern Living magazine

• Ready In: 33 mins
• Yields: 23 appetizer servings

Ingredients

• 1  cup all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1  teaspoon pepper
• 2  pints  fresh  oysters (rinsed and drained)
• 23  slices bacon, cut in half
•  peanut oil (for frying)

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a shallow dish.
2. Dredge oysters in flour mixture.
3. Wrap each oyster with a bacon piece, and secure with a wooden pick.
4. Pour peanut oil to 1 inch deep in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven.
5. Heat to 350 degrees.
6. Fry oysters in batches 2 1/2 to 3 minutes or until bacon is cooked.
7. Drain on paper towels and serve immediatly.