Shrimp Toast
The BEST Shrimp Toast recipe you'll ever taste! Our simple, savory shrimp paste mixture is smeared over slices of bread and pan-fried until soft on top and crisp on the bottom! We serve ours with a sweet-chile sauce for absolute shrimp toast perfection!
Servings: 5
Calories: 405kcal
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons peeled and minced ginger
- 2 minced garlic cloves
- 1/2 pound shrimp, peeled, deveined and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons minced cilantro
- 1/3 cup diced water chestnuts
- 1 egg white
- 1 thinly sliced green onion
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 10 slices milk bread (or white bread) crusts removed and each piece cut into 2 triangles
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1/2 cup neutral oil
Instructions
- Add shrimp paste ingredients into the well of a food processor.Pulse 6 to 8 times. Scrape down sides of the bowl and blend for about 30 seconds. Until a coarse paste has formed.
- Pulse 6 to 8 times. Scrape down sides of the bowl and blend for about 30 seconds. Until a coarse paste has formed.
- Spread 1 1/2 tablespoons of mixture onto each triangle of bread and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Repeat until all bread squares have been smeared with shrimp paste.
- Pour oil into a large pan and place over medium heat. Carefully place half of the triangles of bread, shrimp-side down, and fry for 3 to 4 minutes.Flip toasts over and fry for an additional 2 minutes.
- Flip toasts over and fry for an additional 2 minutes.
- Drain on cooling rack or paper towels, before transferring to a platter and serving with sweet-chili sauce.
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Notes
**4 pieces = 1 serving**
**Nutritional Information Does Not Include Sauce**
Best Texture for the Shrimp Paste
The topping is called shrimp paste for a reason, as it should really be a paste. This will help the paste spread and adhere onto the bread nicely. Our version uses a shrimp paste, but with a bit of texture. I like biting into the little triangles and feeling some of the shrimp texture. This is also why I like adding water chestnuts to the paste mixture. I really like the tiny bits of texture you get from the water chestnuts as well as the bits of shrimp. If you're more of a purest you can definitely blitz the shrimp mixture in the food processor until it is indeed a smooth paste!
Common Cooking Methods
Shrimp Toast is usually deep fried or baked. I don't love either options and think pan-frying (almost shallow frying) is the way to go. You still get the cooking evenness from pan-frying that you would with deep frying, but with less oil!
You can also definitely use the air fryer for these with delicious, crispy results! Just set your air fryer to 350˚F, generously spray the bottom of the fryer basket with cooking spray, as well as the top and bottom of each piece of shrimp toast, and air-fry for 4 to 5 minutes or until bread has toasted and shrimp mixture has just cooked through. **If your bread is very soft, leave slices out to air dry for 1 to 3 hours before spreading with shrimp mixture.**
Nutrition
Calories: 405kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 15g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 741mg | Potassium: 178mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 117IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 167mg | Iron: 3mg