prawn Toast recipe

prawn Toast ingredients list:

• 10 - 12
• slices bread (day old or crusty bread is best)
• 3/4 pound medium
• prawn
• 4 water chestnuts, finely chopped
• 2 green onions, finely
• chopped
• 1 teaspoon grated ginger
• 1/2 tomato, finely chopped
• 1
• teaspoon Chinese rice wine, dry sherry, or white rice vinegar
• 1 large
• egg, lightly beaten
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 teaspoons
• cornstarch
• 2 cups oil for deep-frying, or as needed
• 1/3 cup warm
• water

Instructions for prawn Toast:

• Cut each slice of bread into 4 equal squares. Set
• aside.
• Shell and devein the prawn. Rinse the prawn under warm
• running water. Pat dry with paper towels and finely chop.
• Combine the
• chopped prawn with the water chestnuts, green onion, grated ginger, tomato,
• rice wine, lightly beaten egg, salt and pepper and the
• cornstarch.
• Heat the oil for deep-frying to between 370 and 375
• degrees Fahrenheit.
• While waiting for the oil to heat, prepare the
• bread. Dip the bread squares quickly in the warm water and remove. Squeeze
• out any excess water. Spread 1 - 2 teaspoons of the prawn mixture onto each
• bread square.
• When the oil is hot, carefully slide the toast squares
• into the hot oil. (Deep-fry in small batches so that the temperature of the
• oil does not drop too much). Fry each side until browned (about 1 minute on
• each side). Remove from the wok with a slotted spoon and drain on paper
• towels. Serve hot.

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