Shrimp Toast
Shrimp Toast
Growing up, shrimp toast was one of my favorite appetizers when we’d order takeout Chinese. Shrimp toast is really more Chinese/American fusion, but there’s nothing wrong with that. You’ll never want to order it again once you learn how easy it is to make. The shrimp mix gets pulverized in a food processor, spread on white bread, cut into triangles, then lightly pan fried in under 5 minutes. Drain the grease from the shrimp toast on a rack instead of paper towels to keep them crispy.
Equipment
- food processor
Ingredients
- 8 oz shrimp peeled and deveined; tail removed
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 2 green onions chopped
- 1 tsp ginger grated
- 1/4 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp sugar
- 2 tsp cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 4 slices white bread
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Place the shrimp, cilantro, green onions, sesame oil, ginger, salt, sugar, egg, and cornstarch in a food processor.
- Process until smooth.
- Equally distribute the shrimp mixture on 4 slices of bread.
- Sprinkle the sesame seeds on top. Gently press them in.
- Cut the bread into 4.
- Heat up a 1/4 cup of vegetable oil in a sauté pan over medium high heat. Place the bread shrimp side down into the oil.
- Cook for 3 minutes. Flip over and cook for 1 more minute.
- Drain the grease on a wire rack.
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