15-Minute Shrimp Toast

Name: 15-Minute Shrimp Toast
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 40 pieces
Cuisine: chinese
Ingredients: 1 pound fresh shrimp; 1 acorn-size piece fresh ginger, minced; 1 small onion, minced; 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1 egg, beaten; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 1 tablespoon dry Sherry; Black pepper as desired; 10 slices slightly stale bread; Oil for deep-frying

By Robert Farrar Capon

Updated June 26, 2024

Total Time: About 15 minutes
Rating: 4(22)
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Ingredients

Yield:40 pieces

1pound fresh shrimp
1acorn-size piece fresh ginger, minced
1small onion, minced
½teaspoon sugar
1egg, beaten
1teaspoon salt
1tablespoon cornstarch
1tablespoon dry Sherry
Black pepper as desired
10slices slightly stale bread
Oil for deep-frying

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Preparation

Step 1
Peel and devein shrimp. Place on a chopping board, add ginger and onion and chop until very fine using a Chinese cleaver or a large chef's knife. Transfer the mixture to a bowl.
Step 2
Add sugar, egg, salt, cornstarch, sherry and black pepper and mix well. Spread mixture thickly on one side of the bread slices.
Step 3
Heat oil to 375 degrees. Working with a few slices of bread at a time, fry them, shrimp side down, for about 1½ minutes or until golden brown. Turn and fry the other side until golden brown. Remove, drain, cut into quarters and serve as an appetizer with soy sauce, Chinese mustard, rice vinegar, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce or plum sauce.