prawn toast(shrimp toast)

Crispy, crunchy shrimp toasts are the easiest seafood appetizer you can dish out at any time.

Shrimp toasts are made with sandwich bread cut into triangles or bite-size squares which are then slathered with a generous amount of seasoned minced shrimp, and coated with a layer of sesame seeds.

The prawn toasts are then deep-fried until they turn golden in colour and crispy.

What to serve with SHRIMP TOAST.

You can serve it with any type of dipping sauce available to you.

• Sweet chilli sauce.
• With some regular soy sauce.
• Spicy BBQ sauce.
• Sweet and sour sauce.
• You can serve the shrimp toast as they are.

Tips to make the best prawn toast.

• Have a plate ready with kitchen paper towels to soak in any excess oil from the fried toasts.
• Before removing the fried bread toast from the oil, drain any excess oil from it before transferring it onto the paper towels.
• Oil temperature should be low-medium throughout the frying process, and avoid oil smoking.
• Do not stack the fried prawn toast on top of each other, lay them side by side instead.
• To fry the shrimp toast, you need to add the side with the sesame seed and shrimp face down first.
• Fry them in small batches(3-4) to avoid it being less greasy.

Frequently asked questions: shrimp toast.

• Can I use frozen shrimp?
  • Yes, make sure to defrost at least an hour early, pat dry any excess water as you don’t want the shrimp paste to be soggy.

• What is the best type of bread to use for shrimp toast?
  • Any type of soft white bread would do.

• Can I make the shrimp toasts ahead of time?
  • Shrimp toast is always best when consumed immediately. The crispiness will still be there.

• If you want to make them ahead of time,
  • the best way to do this is to have the ingredients needed to be prepared separately and refrigerated which would be to,
    • have the bread slices cut and ready. Place them on a plate, cover them with cling film and refrigerate.
    • make the shrimp paste, transfer it to a bowl, cover it with cling film and refrigerate.
    • 30 minutes before serving time, prepare the shrimp toast as guided by the recipe instructions and serve.

MORE SHRIMP RECIPES

grilled shrimp skewers with pineapple.

BBQ shrimp(barbecue shrimp recipe).

breaded shrimp(crispy fried shrimp).

ingredients to make shrimp toast.

• Shelled and deveined prawns(substitute with frozen prawns)
• Salt
• Freshly ground Black pepper
• Cloves of garlic slightly crushed to make the mincing process easier
• Slices of bread
• Sesame seeds
• Oil(any type of oil would do)
• To serve
• Sweet chilli sauce to dip

Method

Slightly crush the garlic cloves(2) to ease the mincing with the prawns.

Clean, and devein the prawns. Pat dry the raw peeled shrimp and add them to the food processor.
Add salt(1/4tsp), pepper(1/4 tsp), garlic(2 bruised cloves).

Run the processor until you have a shrimp paste.

Stack the white bread(5) on top of each other and cut off the crust.

Cut them across in half triangles or into 4 which will give you four squares a slice.

Add a tablespoon of the shrimp paste and then use a butter knife to spread the paste evenly over the bread cubes.

Add the sesame seeds(1/2 a cup) onto a flat plate.

Place the slices of bread with the shrimp paste facing down and gently press.

Make sure each slice of shrimp bread is coated evenly with sesame seeds. Set the raw sesame prawn toasts on a plate.

How to fry the prawn(shrimp toast).

Fill a deep pan with oil and bring to a low-medium heat(let the oil heat for 1-2 minutes).

Gently drop the raw shrimp toast slice into the oil.

The side with the shrimp paste and sesame seeds should face down.

Cook for 1-2 minutes until you see the shrimp toasts turn golden.

Turn and cook the other side for 1 minute.

Once the shrimp toasts are done, drain all excess oil and transfer to the paper-lined platter.

Serve while still warm.