Galatoire'S Oysters En Brochette - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 (8 inch) skewers
12 slices bacon, cut in half
2 dozen oysters, raw
1 egg
3/4 cup milk
salt and pepper, to taste
flour
oil (for deep frying)
toast, cut into 4 quarters diagonally (optional)
lemon wedge (optional)

Preparation

Fry bacon until not quite crisp. Alternate six oysters and six half strips of bacon folded on each of four 8-inch skewers.
Make a batter with the egg and milk and season well with salt and pepper. Dip each skewer in batter, making sure batter coats everything on skewer. Roll in flour and deep-fry in hot oil until golden.
Serve on toast points with lemon wedges.