Sesame Shrimp Toasts

Categories: appetizer

Servings: 4

      6 oz Cooked peeled medium-size                Salt to taste
           -shrimp, thawed if frozen                Fresh ground pepper to taste
      1    Piece ginger root, peeled,          4    Thin slices white bread,
           -grated (3/4")                           -crusts removed
      1    Garlic clove, crushed               3 tb Sesame seeds
      2 ts Cornstarch                               Vegetable oil for shallow
      1    Egg white                                -frying
      3 pn Five Spice Powder                        Green onion daisies

Drain shrimp well on paper towels.

Mince shrimp finely. In a bowl, mix shrimp with ginger, garlic and cornstarch. Lightly whisk egg white with a fork (just enough to make frothy) and add to shrimp. Stir in Five Spice Powder, salt and pepper; mix well.

Press shrimp mixture evenly and firmly onto slices of bread. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and press on firmly. Heat 3/4" oil in a large skillet. Lower slices of bread, shrimp-side down, into hot oil and fry 2-3 minutes or until golden brown. Keep slices immersed in oil. Drain on paper towels. Cut into fingers and garnish with green onion daisies.

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