Recipes · Japanese · Seafood

Kaki Furai (Fried Oysters)

One serving has 478 kcal and 22 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (946%), zinc (302%), copper (258%), selenium (229%), vitamin K (78%) and manganese (72%). Ready in 18 minutes.

Kaki Furai (Fried Oysters)
Photo: Ceeseven, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
  • Preparation: 10 min
  • Cooking: 8 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (282 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free
  • Contains: egg, gluten, mustard, shellfish

Ingredients

  • 140 g Oysters, raw
  • 12 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 25 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 25 g Breadcrumbs, dry
  • 15 g Vegetable oil
  • 40 g Cabbage, green, raw
  • 20 g Tartar sauce
  • 5 g Lemon juice

Method

  1. Rinse the oysters gently and pat very dry with paper towels.
  2. Set up the flour, beaten egg and breadcrumbs in three separate dishes, and coat each oyster in that order.
  3. Heat the oil in a small pan over medium-high heat and fry the oysters for 1-2 minutes per side until golden and cooked through.
  4. Drain briefly on paper towels.
  5. Serve hot over the shredded cabbage with the tartar sauce and a squeeze of lemon juice.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy478 kcal23%
Carbohydrates39.6 g
Water192 mL
Fiber2.6 g9%
Protein21.7 g45%
Tryptophan0.25 g
Threonine0.86 g
Isoleucine0.93 g
Leucine1.5 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.48 g
Cystine0.34 g
Phenylalanine0.88 g
Tyrosine0.69 g
Valine1 g
Histidine0.44 g
Fat25.4 g
Monounsaturated5.8 g
Polyunsaturated12.7 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.37 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.61 g
Omega-610.1 g
Saturated4.8 g
Trans-Fats0.11 g
Cholesterol164 mg
Calcium94.3 mg9%
Copper2.3 mg258%
Iron9.6 mg53%
Magnesium53.5 mg17%
Manganese1.3 mg72%
Phosphorus345 mg49%
Potassium418 mg9%
Selenium126 µg229%
Sodium508 mg
Zinc24.1 mg302%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.47 mg43%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.62 mg56%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.3 mg38%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.4 mg28%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.21 mg16%
Folate (vitamin B9)93.7 µg23%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)22.7 µg946%
Choline83.3 mg20%
Vitamin A158 µg23%
Vitamin C28.2 mg38%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)20.9 IU3%
Vitamin E1.9 mg13%
Vitamin K69.8 µg78%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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