Shrimp Toast With Chestnuts Recipe
Would you like to try a great in taste Shrimp Toast recipe? The Shrimp Toast can be considered the gem of the Chinese cuisine. The flavor of Shrimp makes this dish all the more appetizing. Tell me how you enjoyed my Shrimp Toast. Feedback helps to keep me going and experimenting more.
Ingredients
1/2 pound shrimp
5 water chestnuts
1 teaspoon fresh ginger root
1 egg
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 teaspoon sherry
1/2 teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper
4 slices white bread
Oil for deep frying
Directions
1. Shell and devein shrimp; then mince with water chestnuts and ginger root. Beat egg lightly. Mix minced ingredients and egg with cornstarch, sherry, salt and pepper; blend well.
2. Trim off bread crusts. Spread shrimp mixture evenly over bread, then cut each slice in 4 squares or triangles. (To prevent shrimp mixture from sticking to knife during spreading, dip blade first in cold water.)
3. Heat oil to smoking. Place bread, shrimp side down, on a slotted spoon; then gently lower into oil. Reduce heat slightly and deep fry a few pieces at a time, until bread is golden (about 1 1/2 minutes). Turn each piece over and deep fry a few seconds more. Drain on paper toweling.
2. Trim off bread crusts. Spread shrimp mixture evenly over bread, then cut each slice in 4 squares or triangles. (To prevent shrimp mixture from sticking to knife during spreading, dip blade first in cold water.)
3. Heat oil to smoking. Place bread, shrimp side down, on a slotted spoon; then gently lower into oil. Reduce heat slightly and deep fry a few pieces at a time, until bread is golden (about 1 1/2 minutes). Turn each piece over and deep fry a few seconds more. Drain on paper toweling.
