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Prawn & Sesame Toasts

January 31

These crispy fried prawn toasts should come with a warning- they are highly addictive. In the process of photographing this recipe I ate far too many than I’d care to mention. The method for this recipe is simple and results in a sweet and savoury appetizer that is guaranteed to impress. Please note that they are best served soon after they are fried. The use of white pepper is also important here, although both white and black pepper come from the same plant, white peppercorns add a light and unique spiciness that is commonly found in Chinese cookery.

 

  • serves Serves 4
  • time 15 mins + chill time

Method

  1. 1. Finely chop the prawn meat and then combine in a bowl with egg white, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil and cornflour until mixed through. Season with salt and white pepper. Cover and place in the fridge to chill for 30 minutes.
  2. 2. Slice the white bread slices diagonally into quarters. Spread approximately 1 heaped teaspoon of the prawn mixture on each triangle until its completely covered on one side. Sprinkle over the sesame seeds and press in gently.
  3. 3. Fill a high sided frying pan with 4-5cm of sunflower oil and place over a medium high heat. Test it’s hot enough by frying one of the crusts- it should turn golden brown. Lower each prawn triangle, meat side down into the hot oil and fry for 2 minutes before flipping over to fry for a further minute or until golden brown.
  4. 4. Remove from the hot oil and drain on a plate lined with kitchen paper. Serve while still warm garnished with coriander and some soy sauce for dipping.

Ingredients

Makes 20 toasts:

200g raw prawns, de-shelled

1 egg white

1 thumb sized piece of ginger, finely grated

1 garlic clove, finely grated

1 tbsp soy sauce

2 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp cornflour

A pinch of salt

A pinch of white pepper

5 tbsp sesame seeds

5 slices of white bread, crusts removed

Sunflower oil, for frying

You'll Need

Mixing bowl

High sided frying pan