Description
Delicious fried shrimp balls featuring smooth shrimp paste coated with crispy spring roll strips, perfect as an appetizer or snack served hot with chili sauce.
Ingredients
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Shrimp Paste
- 1 lb shrimp, defrosted, shelled and deveined
- 1 egg white, lightly beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt or fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon oil or pork fat
- 3 dashes white pepper powder
Coating and Frying
- 8 pieces spring roll wrapper, 8-inch square
Instructions
- Prepare Shrimp Paste: In a mini food processor, combine the shrimp, egg white, salt or fish sauce, sugar, cornstarch, sesame oil, oil, and white pepper powder. Blend until the mixture becomes a smooth shrimp paste.
- Cut Spring Roll Wrappers: Fold the spring roll wrappers and use scissors to cut them into thin strips. Then cut the strips into shorter lengths and lay them flat on a surface.
- Shape and Coat Shrimp Balls: Wet your hands and shape the shrimp paste into balls about 1 tablespoon each. Roll each ball in the spring roll strips so they adhere evenly, trimming excess strips with scissors. Save trimmed strips for reuse.
- Deep Fry: Heat oil in a deep fryer or wok to frying temperature. Deep-fry the shrimp balls until they turn golden brown, approximately 5 minutes. Remove and drain on paper towels.
- Serve: Serve the fried shrimp balls hot with Thai sweet chili sauce or your preferred chili sauce.
Notes
- This recipe is adapted from the cookbook Easy Chinese Recipes: Family Favorites from Dim Sum to Kung Pao.
- Use fresh spring roll wrappers for best results in texture and crispiness.
- You can substitute fish sauce with salt depending on preference and availability.
- If pork fat is not available, vegetable oil can be used for the paste and frying.
- Make sure oil temperature is hot enough before frying to achieve a crispy coating without absorbing excess oil.
- Trimmed spring roll strips can be reused to coat more shrimp balls, minimizing waste.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving (about 4 shrimp balls)
- Calories: 290 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 20 g
- Cholesterol: 110 mg
