Shrimp Toast Recipe

Shrimp Toast Recipe

Ingredients:

2 c of vegetable oil
1 scallion
1 ham (1 oz.); cooked and sliced
1 hard boiled yolk
3 pcs of sliced bread
a pinch of pepper
1/4 tsp of salt
2.5 Tbsps of cornstarch
1 chicken egg
12 shrimps (large, fresh, raw)

Instructions:

Shell each shrimp but leave the tail part on. Clean by deveining. Flatten each piece by halving shrimp at the back and pressing. Do not cut through.

Mix the egg, pepper and salt with cornstarch and beat until well blended. Coat the shrimp pieces w/ the mixture. Remove the brown parts of the bread. Slice bread into 4 equal parts. Put shrimp piece on a bread with the back down. Coat w/ a bit of the egg mix.

Slice ham in half inch parts and cut the yolk. Chop scallion finely. Put a bit of yolk then a slice of ham plus a sprinkle of onion over every bread-shrimp pair.

After preparing, heat the oil. The oil in the wok temperature should be around 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Fry the shrimp pieces until they become a shade of gold. This should take around a couple of minutes for either side. Then drain. This should be ready to serve.

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