Baked Shrimp Balls

Submitted by MarraMamba

"I love shrimp balls, but not the deep fried ones. Steamed dumplings are great but often take more time than I want. These are easier than apple pie but taste terrific and are low fat. I often leave out the water chestnuts. Other additions are green onions or garlic to taste."

 

• Ready In: 35mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 10-20 balls

ingredients

• 2 lbs shrimp, minced (shelled and deveined)
• 6 canned water chestnuts, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, finely chopped
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 egg whites
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 3 teaspoons olive oil
• pepper
• green onion, minced
• garlic, minced

directions

1. Place everything into a bowl and mix together.
2. Shape mixture into small balls. Place on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Spray balls with olive oil (I use a spray bottle) and bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes.
3. Serve hot with lemon wedges or chili sauce (sweet or not).

Reviews

[evelynathens]

I took Mikekey's advice and added more cornstarch (2 tblsps). I eyeballed the shrimp mixture and the 2 tblsps 'felt' right. The shrimp balls firmed up very nicely and were great finger food. Great flavour, easy to make, and I LOVED that they weren't fried!

 

[Outta Here]

These have a great flavor and look good, but I was expecting them to firm up more. Maybe a little more cornstarch? I think I was expecting a finger food, and we had to use forks. I liked the crunch the water chestnuts give these.