Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  1               pint  shucked oysters
     1/2      teaspoon  garlic powder
     1/4      teaspoon  ground cumin
     1/4      teaspoon  kosher salt
     1/4      teaspoon  white pepper
     1/4      teaspoon  cayenne pepper
  1                cup  water chestnut flour
                        peanut oil
                        hot pepper sauce

Preparation:

Cut oysters in half or leave whole, as desired combine garlic powder, cumin, salt, white pepper, cayenne, and water chestnut flour-mix well coat oysters with flour mixture, pat off the excess for a very light even coating place onto a cake rack and chill for 30-60 minutes heat oil to 375 degrees add oysters in small batches and fry for 4 minutes, until golden drain briefly on a wire rack and blot with paper towels serve hot, with pepper sauce to the side

Nutritional Information:

2 Calories (kcal); trace Total Fat; (16% calories from fat); trace Protein; trace Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 118mg Sodium