Sugar Cane Shrimp
There are a number of different sugar cane shrimp recipes throughout Vietnam, Southern China and Thailand.
This particular sugar cane shrimp recipe calls for a cuttlefish and shrimp mousse that is breaded and deep-fried. Other sugar cane shrimp recipes are made solely with shrimps or prawns, with the addition of crab meat in the mousse or even spiced with chili, basil and coconut milk, crusted in desiccated coconut flakes.
They are also not always breaded and fried but are also available steamed or steamed and then grilled. Whatever your preference might be, sugar cane shrimp will always be a winner whenever you serve it.
Enjoy!
Sugar Cane Shrimp
Ingredients
- 300 grams shrimp meat
- 30 grams cuttlefish meat
- 1 egg whites
- 40 grams granulated sugar
- sea salt flakes
- freshly ground white pepper
- 1 tablespoon potato starch
- 1 egg whites
- Japanese breadcrumbs
- sugar cane sticks
- vegetable oil
- 200 ml Nuoc Cham (Vietnamese dipping sauce)
Instructions
How to prepare the shrimps and cuttlefish mousse:
- Clean and wash the shrimps and cuttlefish, then cut into small cubes.
- Pat dry on a paper towel.
- In a food processor, blend the shrimp and cuttlefish until smooth and then add the remaining ingredients and adjust the seasoning.
How to prepare the sugar cane shrimp:
- Cut a 10 cm (4 inch) piece of sugar cane. Clean off the outer hard shell with a sharp chopper or Chinese cleaver. Cut into the size of a thick French fry, approximate 1.2 cm or 1/4 inch thick.
- Oil your palm with a little vegetable oil and form an oval quenelle of about 40 g (about 1 ½ oz) shrimp and cuttlefish mixture. Put the sugar cane stick into the middle and smooth the mixture over it.
- Place on parchment paper in the fridge to cool. Dip in the beaten egg white and crumb with the bread crumbs.
- Preheat the wok, add the cooking oil over high heat, put in the sugar cane prawns, deep fried till golden brown and cooked.
Notes
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