Chinese - Shrimp Toast
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
It makes a wonderful first course, but also does great duty as
an hors d'oeuvre for a cocktail or dinner party.
Chinese - Shrimp Toast
1/2 lb (225 g) raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 egg white
1 Tbs (15 ml) cornstarch (cornflour)
1/2 tsp (2 ml) sugar
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 scallion (spring onion), green and white parts, finely chopped
1 narrow loaf French bread (baguette)
1 cup vegetable oil
Small bunch fresh flat leaf parsley
Process the shrimp to a paste with a food processor or blender.
Add the egg white, cornstarch, sugar, salt, pepper, garlic, scallions
and stir well to combine. Cut the French bread into slices 1/2 inch
(1 cm) thick. Spread the shrimp paste over one side of each slice.
Decorate each slice with a whole parsley "petal", stuck to the
shrimp paste. Heat the oil in a frying pan to about 375F (190C).
Drop in the bread slices, shrimp side down. Fry until the underside
is brown, then turn over and brown the other side. Remove from the
pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Serves 6 as
a first course.
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