Making Shrimp Toast (Whole Shrimp)
(Lam Banh Mi Tom Tep)
Ingredients:
- Shrimp
- Flours (wheat flour, rice flour, potato starch) – around 1: ½: ½ ratio
- Breads
- Cooking oil
- Egg
- Salt (optional)
- Black pepper (optional)
Directions:
Preparations:
- Shrimp – remove shell, devein…
- Mixture – mix all flours with egg in the water… not too thick, not too thin. Set aside to let it rest.
- Bread – use ready slice bread. If not, slice a loaf of bread into slices to the side you want.
Cooking:
- Bring cooking oil to 300*F to 350*F
- Dip one side of bread to the mixture, add shrimps, spread some mixtures on the top, add to hot cooking oil.
- Fry it until it turns golden.
- Remove it from the cooking oil.
Suggestions:
Serve it by dipping in sweet and sour sauce or whatever sauce you want. You may roll them in salads with any fresh vegetables or herbs and dip with a mixture of fish sauce.
Result:
Similar to those in the following video.