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Sesame Prawn Toast
by Ken Hom from My Kitchen Table: 100 Easy Chinese Suppers
Easy
Makes about 30 pieces
From Ken Hom and 100 Easy Chinese Suppers, this recipe makes for a popular side dish or starter. The prawn and pork mix is flavoured with ginger and soy.
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Introduction
Sesame prawn toast is often served as an appetiser in Chinese restaurants. Its origins are rather obscure, but I suspect it is a variation on the prawn paste used widely in southern China as a stuffing or for deep-frying into crispy balls.
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Ingredients
| 10 | thin slices of white bread |
|---|---|
| 3 tbsp | white sesame seeds |
| 450ml (15fl oz) | groundnut oil |
| For the prawn paste: | |
| 450g (1lb) | raw prawns, shelled and de-veined |
| 100g (4oz) | fresh or tinned water chestnuts, peeled if fresh, finely chopped |
| 100g (4oz) | minced fatty pork |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| ½ tsp | freshly ground black pepper |
| 1 | egg white |
| 3 tbsp | finely chopped spring onions (white part only) |
| 1½ tbsp | finely chopped fresh root ginger |
| 1 tbsp | light soy sauce |
| 2 tsp | sesame oil |
| 2 tsp | sugar |
Essential kit
You will need a cleaver or sharp knife, and a wok or deep-fat fryer.
Method
Using a cleaver or sharp knife, chop the prawns coarsely and then mince them finely into a paste. Put them into a bowl and mix in the rest of the ingredients for the prawn paste. (Alternatively, you could do all this in a food-processor.) The paste can be made several hours in advance and kept, covered, in the fridge.
Remove the crusts from the bread and cut it into rectangles about 7.5 x 2.5cm (3 x 1in) – you should have about 3 pieces per slice. If the bread is fresh, place it in a warm oven to dry out a little. Dry bread will absorb less oil.
Spread the prawn paste thickly on each piece of bread. The paste should form a mound about 3mm ( 1⁄8 in) deep, although you can spread it more thinly if you prefer. Sprinkle the toasts with the sesame seeds.
Heat the oil to a moderate heat in a wok or deep-fat fryer. Deep-fry several prawn toasts at a time, paste-side down, for 2–3 minutes. Then turn them over and deep-fry for another 2 minutes, until they are golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon, drain on kitchen paper and serve.
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