Food & Wine
Prawn toast
You’ll never order prawn toasts again with this easy (and deliciously tasty) recreation of the authentic Chinese dim sum.
Makes: 16
Ingredients:
- 350 grams prawns, peeled, deveined and chopped
- 4 slices day-old white bread, crust removed
- 1 spring onions, chopped
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 egg white
- 2 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ⅓ cup sesame seeds
- Peanut oil for frying
Method:
1. To make paste, place prawns, spring onions, ginger, egg white, soy sauce, sesame oil into food processor. Season with salt and pepper and process until smooth.
2. Cut each slice of bread into four triangles.
3. Spread prawn mixture over each triangle.
4. Place sesame seeds in bowl and press bread paste side up into the seeds.
5. Pour two centimetres of oil into deep frypan or wok. Heat to medium and shallow-fry toast paste side down for two minutes. Turn them over and fry until golden.
6. Drain on paper towel. Repeat until all are done.
Tip: Serve with sweet chilli sauce or soy sauce
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