Shrimp Paste Stuffed Bread

Name: Shrimp Paste Stuffed Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 28 min
Ingredients: 250 g shrimp meat (washed clean, squeezed dry, minced); 2 slices bread (cut into 4 cm long, 2 cm wide slices); 1 egg (use the egg white to mix with the shrimp paste); to taste cornstarch (mix with the shrimp paste); 300 g cooking oil (heated for deep frying); 1 tbsp cooking wine; 1/3 tsp fine salt; 1/3 tsp MSG; 1/3 tsp white pepper

A traditional deep-fried dish from Zhejiang, made by stuffing minced shrimp between slices of bread and frying until light golden. Crisp on the outside and tender within, it is a classic accompaniment to drinks.

28 min

Easy

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Ingredients

shrimp meat (washed clean, squeezed dry, minced) 250 g

bread (cut into 4 cm long, 2 cm wide slices) 2 slices

egg (use the egg white to mix with the shrimp paste) 1

cornstarch (mix with the shrimp paste) to taste

cooking oil (heated for deep frying) 300 g

cooking wine 1 tbsp

fine salt 1/3 tsp

MSG 1/3 tsp

white pepper 1/3 tsp

Instructions

Preparing the Shrimp Paste

Rinse the shrimp meat under clean water, squeeze out excess moisture, and mince it into a paste. Place the shrimp paste in a bowl together with the egg white, cornstarch, fine salt, MSG, white pepper, and cooking wine, then mix thoroughly until it becomes sticky and elastic.

Stuffing into the Bread

Cut the bread into slices about 4 cm long and 2 cm wide. Use a table knife to spread the seasoned shrimp paste evenly over each bread slice.

Deep Frying

Heat the cooking oil in a pan. Carefully lower the shrimp-paste-covered bread slices into the oil one at a time, paste-side down. Keep the oil at a moderate temperature. Fry until the paste changes color, then flip the slices over and continue frying until they turn a light golden color before removing them. The bread burns very easily, so take care not to over-fry.