Tasty Shrimp Toast

5.00 (12)
⏱ 20 mins 🍽 6 serving(s) 🏷 Asian

This recipe recreates the classic Asian restaurant favourite of shrimp toast. A seasoned paste of minced shrimp, water chestnuts and egg is spread onto triangles of white bread, then fried until golden and crisp. The result is a deliciously savoury and crunchy appetiser or snack that is perfect for sharing. It takes only about 20 minutes to prepare and cook, yielding six generous servings.

Tasty Shrimp Toast

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb shrimp, shelled and deveined
  • 4 water chestnuts, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg
  • 6 slices white bread, thinly sliced
  • oil (for frying)
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 egg white
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Method

  1. Mince the shrimp.
  2. Combine the minced shrimp with the chopped water chestnuts, salt, sugar, 1 Tbls. cornstarch and the whole egg.
  3. In a separate bowl, beat the egg white and mix in the remaining 1 Tbls. cornstarch.
  4. Cut the crusts from the bread slices and slice each piece into four triangles.
  5. Coat one side of each bread triangle with the egg white mixture, then spread the shrimp paste over the top.
  6. Heat oil to 375degree F in a suitable pan for frying.
  7. Place the toast pieces shrimp-side down into the hot oil and fry until they turn a golden colour.
  8. Gently turn each piece over to fry and brown the bread side.
  9. Remove the cooked toasts from the oil and drain them on kitchen paper.
  10. Serve the shrimp toast immediately while still hot.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium664300 mg

Recipe details

CategoryAsian
AuthorBlueHyacinth