5 from 6 votes
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!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
5
Calories:
405 kcal
Course:
Appetizer, Snacks
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons ginger peeled and minced
- 2 garlic minced cloves
- 1/2 pound Shrimp peeled, deveined and roughly chopped
- 2 tablespoons cilantro minced
- 1/3 cup water chestnuts diced
- 1 egg white
- 1 green onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 10 lices milk bread or white bread; crusts removed and each piece cut into 2 triangles
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds toasted
- 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 Information
Calories
405kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
12g
(24%)
Fat
27g
(42%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
8g
(47%)
Monounsaturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
57mg
(19%)
Sodium
741mg
(31%)
Potassium
178mg
(4%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
117IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
167mg
(17%)
Iron
3mg
(17%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 5 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 405
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 405kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 27g | 42% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 8g | 47% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 57mg | 19% |
| Sodium | 741mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 178mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 117IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 167mg | 17% |
| Iron | 3mg | 17% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.