Ingredients
Scale
Shrimp Paste
- 30 White shrimp, deveined and shelled
- 2 slices Ginger, minced
- 1 tbsp Garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp Spring onions, finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Coriander, finely chopped
- 1 Large egg
- 1/2 tsp White pepper
- 2 tsp Chicken bouillon powder
- 3 tbs Cornstarch
- 1 tsp Granulated sugar
- 2 tsp YumYum, aka MSG
- 2 tsp Sesame oil
- 2 tsp Shaoxing cooking wine
Assembly
- 8 Slices white bread
- 1 cup White sesame seeds
Instructions
- Place the shrimp, garlic, ginger, spring onion, and coriander on a chopping board
- Using a knife chop everything together until it forms a paste, make sure you don’t chop it too fine as you want some larger chunks of shrimp
- In a large bowl add the shrimp paste, egg, white pepper, chicken powder, cornstarch, sugar, YumYum, sesame oil, and Shaoxing wine
- Mix everything until well combined
- Cut the crusts off your white bread
- Spread 3 tbsp of shrimp paste evenly across a slice of bread
- Spread the sesame seeds over a plate and place the toast, shrimp side down, onto the sesame seeds
- Heat the oil until 170C/340F, you can check by throwing in a small piece of white bread, it should bubble and turn golden when added to the oil
- Add the toast, shrimp side down into the oil and fry for 1 min per side, or until golden brown
- Remove from the oil and drain on a wire rack or paper towel
- Cut the toast into triangles and serve with sweet chilli sauce for dipping
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Dim Sum
- Method: Intermediate
- Cuisine: Chinese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 435
- Sugar: 2.7 g
- Sodium: 2310.9 mg
- Fat: 22.4 g
- Carbohydrates: 44.5 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 72.9 mg