Sesame Shrimp Toasts
6 oz Cooked peeled medium-size -shrimp, thawed if frozen 1 Piece ginger root, peeled, -grated (3/4") 1 Garlic clove, crushed 2 ts Cornstarch 1 Egg white 3 pn Five Spice Powder Salt to taste Fresh ground pepper to taste 4 Thin slices white bread, -crusts removed 3 tb Sesame seeds Vegetable oil for shallow -frying Green onion daisies Drain shrimp well on paper towels. Mince shrimp finely. In a bowl, mix shrimp with ginger, garlic and cornstarch. Lightly whisk egg white with a fork (just enough to make frothy) and add to shrimp. Stir in Five Spice Powder, salt and pepper; mix well. Press shrimp mixture evenly and firmly onto slices of bread. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and press on firmly. Heat 3/4" oil in a large skillet. Lower slices of bread, shrimp-side down, into hot oil and fry 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Keep slices immersed in oil. Drain on paper towels. Cut into fingers and garnish with green onion daisies. |