Fried Shrimp Balls
Fried shrimp ball is a savory dish often found in dim sum restaurant. You can make it at home. The ingredients are simple and pretty easy to make!
Servings: 4 portions
Calories: 182kcal
Ingredients
- 300 gr shrimp peeled skin and deveined, chopped coarsely
- 1 egg
- 3 garlic minced
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
- 5 tbsp tapioca flour
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp mushroom powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pepper
- 1 stalk leeks optional
Instructions
- First, wash the shrimp clean, peel and devein.
- Put the shrimps in a food processor. Add the seasonings.
- Put in the egg. Add minced garlic, sesame oil, oyster sauce, tapioca flour, sugar, salt, pepper, and mushroom powder. If you are fond of coriander stalks or leeks, you may put some.
- Chop the shrimp coarsely. If you like it very smooth, you can chop it longer. I like my shrimp balls to have bits of shrimp chunks in it. Mix them all together with a spatula until incorporated.
- If you are not in a hurry, it’s better to keep it in the refrigerator for a while, at least 1 hour. This will make the batter easier to shape.
- But if you are in a hurry, it is still okay to deep-fry it right away. Only the batter is a bit runny and a little more difficult to shape. Use two small spoons.
- Heat the frying oil, you can use a deep wok or deep-fryer pan.
- Test with a bamboo stick. If you stick the bamboo stick and bubbles come out of it, it is ready to fry.
- Take one teaspoon of the batter and shape it into a ball using two spoons.
- Fry them until it is golden brown and floats to the surface.
- Take them out and let them dry in a kitchen towel. Enjoy with chilli sauce!
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Notes
- After mixing, put the batter covered with cling wrap in the fridge for at least 30 minutes. This will help you shape the balls easily with spoons.
- Shape the balls with two spoons by scooping it to one another until it is shaped like a ball. It takes time to practice, but it is very easy.
- If you don't want to shape it like a ball, you can just scoop it and drop it in the hot frying oil.
- You can chop the shrimp coarsely, if you like some coarse shrimp bites in it.
- If you use leeks, try to get more white parts than the green parts. The green parts can turn to dark brown when fried. It doesn't look good.
Nutrition
Serving: 1portion | Calories: 182kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 17g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 162mg | Sodium: 457mg | Potassium: 228mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 64IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 1mg