How To Prepare Daddy's Shrimp Toast ?

Preparation:   

Preparation time: 35 mins

Cooking time: 15 mins

Serving: 8

Ingredients:

  Shrimp Paste:

• 1 pound fresh shrimp, peeled, deveined and finely minced
• ½ medium yellow onion, minced
• ½ cup finely chopped water chestnuts (Optional)
• ½ cup finely chopped celery (Optional)
• 1 green onion, finely chopped
• ½ cup cooked crabmeat
• 1 large egg, beaten
• 1 ½ tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 5 drops soy sauce
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

  Dipping Sauce:

• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon white sugar
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder, or to taste

  Toast:

• 2 cups oil for frying
• 8 thick slices white bread

Instructions:

1. Gather all ingredients.
2. Make the shrimp paste: Mix shrimp, onion, water chestnuts, celery, and green onion together in a mixing bowl. Stir in crabmeat, egg, parsley, sesame oil, garlic, soy sauce, salt, and pepper.
3. Make the dipping sauce: Whisk soy sauce, parsley, water, sesame oil, sugar, and garlic powder together in a small bowl.

1. Make the toast: Heat 1/2 inch oil in a large, heavy skillet over medium heat.
2. Spread each slice bread with a thick layer of shrimp paste, pressing gently so it sticks to bread.
3. Working in batches, fry bread, paste-side down, in hot oil until golden and shrimp is pink, 2 to 3 minutes. Flip carefully and cook until bread is golden brown, about 1 minute. Drain on paper towels.
4. Slice shrimp toasts diagonally and serve with dipping sauce.