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Prawn toast

Prawn toast is a classic Cantonese appetiser originating from Hong Kong. Sliced bread is topped with a seasoned prawn mince, dipped into sesame seeds and deep-fried until crisp. Jean Kittson likes to make hers with a roughly textured filling.

Prawn toast

Credit: Jiwon Kim

  • serves

    4

  • prep

    15 minutes

  • cook

    15 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

4

people

preparation

15

minutes

cooking

15

minutes

difficulty

Easy

level

Ingredients

  • 4 slices white sourdough (or thick toast bread)
  • 1 cup sesame seeds
  • Vegetable oil, for shallow-frying
  • Lemon cheeks, coriander sprigs, round mint leaves, thinly sliced spring onion, to serve
For the prawn paste
  • 350 g prawn meat, roughly chopped
  • 1 large egg white
  • 1 tsp finely grated fresh ginger
  • 1 small garlic clove, roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp light soy sauce
  • 1 tsp toasted sesame oil
  • 2 tsp Shaoxing rice wine
  • A pinch caster sugar
  • 1 tsp white pepper
  • 1 tsp sea salt flakes
  • 2 spring onions, thinly sliced

Instructions

  1. For the prawn paste, combine the ingredients in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to roughly chop.
  2. Spread the prawn paste onto one side of the bread to around 1 cm thickness, spreading all the way to the edges of the bread. Place the sesame seeds onto a plate and press the prawn paste into the sesame seeds to coat.
  3. Heat enough oil to shallow-fry in a large frying pan.
  4. Shallow-fry the toasts in batches for 3-4 minutes, turning them until golden on all sides and cooked through. Use tongs to remove to a paper-towel lined plate to cool.
  5. Cut the toasts into triangles, then serve with the garnishes.

Photography by Jiwon Kim.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.


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