Asian Shrimp Balls
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
48 golf ball sized
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup scallion, rough cut, white and green
- 1⁄2 cup red bell pepper, one small, deseeded rough chopped
- 3 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon dried mint
- 1 teaspoon dried basil leaves
- 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
- 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 lbs large raw shrimp
- 8 ounces panko breadcrumbs, italian style
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 5 eggs, beaten split 2 and 3
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
directions
- Combine the 1st 9 ingredients; scallions, red bell pepper, garlic, ginger, mint, basil, cilantro, salt and red pepper flakes, in a food processor. pulse to paste. .
- Remove from food processor and add to a large bowl.
- Add all the shrimp to the food processor and pulse, stopping short of paste.
- Add shrimp to mixing bowl with the vegetable mixture.
- Add sesame oil, eggs, and lime juice and fold until well combined.
- Add sesame seeds and 3 ounces of the bread crumbs. and fold again until well combined.
- Form golf ball sized balls, or slightly smaller but keep size as evenly as possible, of the shrimp mixture. Makes about 48. Put them on a parchment papered baking sheet.
- Refrigerate for 1 hour.
- Remove shrimp from refrigerator.
- combine the remaining 5 ounces of bread crumbs and the cornstarch in a bowl. combine well.
- In another bowl, beat the 3 eggs.
- Get out a cookie sheet.
- roll each shrimp ball in the eggs, then roll, but do not press, in the breadcrumbs. Put on the cookie sheet.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Cook in vegetable oil at 350 degrees for maybe 8 minutes but never turn your back on your deep fryer.
- Let cool on an air rack or on paper towels on a baking sheet.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Jimijoe 43
Coatesville, Pennsylvania
I love cooking. I love eating! Cooking is very relaxing for me. The smells, the tastes, the organization setting up meals, the actual cooking process, the finished products, plating.....even cleaning up!
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