Paleo Angels on Horseback

My Dad and his friends have been making conventional Angels on Horseback for years, so named by the legendary country cook Mrs. McGrady.  I was recently watching Mathieu Lalonde's presentation on nutrient density and oysters topped the charts. When I saw that oysters were on sale at the market I couldn't resist.  Now let me tell you, these things are absolutely ridiculously delicious and addictive.  If there are people in your family that don't think they'll like them, DO NOT talk them into trying one, agree with them, and thank yourself later that you have a few more for yourself.

I was a little concerned how the almond meal batter would work out but I think in the end these are even better than the conventional version.   I was a little rusty on keeping all the batter on during the fry.  Speaking of keeping the batter on during frying, the refrigeration step is absolutely critical, use a fork to ease each oyster up when ready to flip, don't rush to flip, and in the end if you lose the crispy coating don't worry because they will still be awesome.

• PREP20 mins
• CHILL15 mins
• FRY
  4-6 mins
• BAKE
  5 mins
• READY IN
  45 mins

Ingredients:

• 8oz Jar of oysters
• 1/4 pound of bacon
• 2-4 tbsp. of olive oil
• 1 cup of almond meal
• 1 egg
• Your favorite seafood seasoning (AKA Old Bay) to taste

Directions:

1. Place oysters on paper towels and pat dry
2. Cut bacon into 1/2-1 inch wide by 3 inch long strips
3. Wrap oysters with bacon and skewer with toothpicks
4. Mix your seafood seasoning and almond meal in a bowl to create the almond meal batter
5. Mix a small amount of water with an egg to create the egg wash
6. Dip each bacon wrapped oyster in the egg wash, let drip a little, then roll in the almond flour batter, and place on a cool plate.
7. Put the plate in the fridge for 15 mins. 
8. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan to medium heat
9. Place the oysters in the pan and cook on each side for 2-3 minutes.
10. Remove and place on a cookie sheet and put in a preheated 400 degree oven for 5 min.
11. Remove from the oven and place the little angels on a paper towel covered plate.  
12. Let cool, add a little more seasoning if you like, and serve warm or refrigerate for a cold snack later.
    
    
    NOTE: If you have a little extra egg wash and almond meal batter cook up some Paleo Hush Puppies to go with.