Nori-Sesame Shrimp Toasts

Name: Nori-Sesame Shrimp Toasts
Prep time: P0Y0M0DT0H35M0.000S
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H15M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H50M0.000S
Yield: 12 toasts
Cuisine: asian
Ingredients: 6 ounces uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined; 1 large egg white; 2 tablespoons chopped green onion; 2 teaspoons cornstarch; 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry; 1 teaspoon minced ginger; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil; 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper; 3 slices day-old white sandwich bread; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 3 sheets Japanese seaweed (Nori); 1 tablespoon black sesame seeds; Vegetable oil for deep-frying

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Level: Intermediate
Total: 50 min

Prep: 35 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 12 toasts

Level: Intermediate
Total: 50 min

Prep: 35 min
Cook: 15 min

Yield: 12 toasts

Ingredients

6 ounces uncooked shrimp, shelled and deveined

1 large egg white

2 tablespoons chopped green onion

2 teaspoons cornstarch

1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine or dry sherry

1 teaspoon minced ginger

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon sesame oil

1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper

3 slices day-old white sandwich bread

1 large egg, lightly beaten

3 sheets Japanese seaweed (Nori)

1 tablespoon black sesame seeds

Vegetable oil for deep-frying

Directions

Make the shrimp paste: Combine the shrimp, egg white, green onion, cornstarch, rice wine, ginger, salt, sesame oil and pepper in the workbowl of a food processor. Process until the mixture is smooth, stopping once or twice to scrape down the sides.
Trim the crusts from the bread. Brush 1 side of 1 of the bread slices with the beaten egg and lightly press the nori sheet over the egg. Place the bread on a cutting board, nori side down, and trim any of the nori that extends past the edge of the bread. Spread about 1/3 of the shrimp paste over the bare side of the bread, mounding it slightly in the center. Sprinkle 1/3 of the black sesame seeds over the shrimp paste. With a chef's knife, cut each slice into 4 triangles. Repeat with the remaining ingredients.
Pour enough oil into a wok or a high-sided frying pan to come to a depth of 2 inches and heat over medium heat to 350 degrees F.
Slide 3 or 4 toasts, shrimp side down, into the oil. Cook for about 1 minute, turn over and continue cooking until edges are golden brown, about 1 minute longer. Scoop the toasts from the oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Repeat with remaining shrimp toasts. Serve warm.

Recipe courtesy of Martin Yan, Martin Yan's Chinatown Cooking, William Morrow, 2002