vietnamese sugar cane shrimps Recipe
Print recipe| Prep time | 1 hour |
| Cook time | 15 minutes |
| Total time | 1 hour, 15 minutes |
| Meal type | Appetizer |
Ingredients
- 1.5lb raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon fish sauce
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- sugarcane sticks (cut in 4 lengthwise and about 5 in (10 cm) long)
Directions
| 1. | Mince the shrimp in small pieces, and combine it in a bowl with the garlic, sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, fish sauce and olive oil |
| 2. | Beat the egg white to a foam and incorporate it gently into the shrimp mixture |
| 3. | Let the mixture rest for at least 1/2 hour in the fridge |
| 4. | With wet hands, shape a large scoopful of the mixture around the sugarcane sticks |
| 5. | Heat the vegetable oil in a deep pan or a wok. Fry your skewer until golden brown |
| 6. | When the shrimp is cooked, scoop the skewers out of the oil with a slotted spoon and place them on paper towel to remove some of the excess oil |
Note
adapted from http://www.theravenouscouple.com/2009/07/chao-tom-vietnamese-sugarcane-shrimp.html
