Shrimp Toast

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 12 large shrimp, shelled and deveined, leaving tails intact
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash pepper
• 3 slices bread, crusts removed and quartered
• 1 slice cooked ham, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 hard-cooked egg yolk, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
• 1 green onion, with top, finely chopped
• vegetable oil (for frying)
• 1 hard-cooked egg, one-half for garnish
• 1 green onion, curled for garnish (refer to tip below)

Recipe

• 1 butterfly shrimp by cutting a deep slit down each back and pressing gently with your fingers to flatten.
• 2 in large bowl, add egg, cornstarch, salt and pepper and beat until well blended. add shrimp; toss to coat well.
• 3 arrange one shrimp, cut-side down, on each bread piece; press shrimp gently into bread.
• 4 brush egg mixture over arranged shrimp.
• 5 arrange one piece each of ham and egg yolk and a scant ¼ teaspoon onion on top of each shrimp.
• 6 using wok or large skillet, heat oil to °375°f add three or four bread pieces at a time; cook until golden, 1 to 2 minutes on each side. place cooked bundles on paper towels to drain.
• 7 garnish with green onion curls and/or hard-cooked egg half if desired. tip for curling a green onion:.
• 8 1) trim the bulb ( part) from onion; reserve for another use. trim remaining stem to 4-inches.
• 9 2) using sharp scissors, cut each section of green stems lengthwise into very thin strips down to beginning of stems, cutting six to eight strips in each stem section.
• 10 3) add cold water to half of large bowl. add green onions and ice cubes. refrigerate until onion curl, about 1 hour. drain.