Easy Fried Shrimp Balls

Fried Shrimp Balls - crispy and crunchy shrimp balls, a popular and delicious Chinese appetizer. Learn how to make this Cantonese dim sum with the easy recipe.

Making shrimp balls is fun. First, you blend the shrimp and the seasonings to form the shrimp paste. Then you cut up the spring roll wrappers into strips. Wet your hands with some water, make the shrimp paste into balls, roll them over the bed of spring roll strips, and off they go into a deep fryer or wok for deep-frying. The recipe is super easy and fail proof!

Easy Fried Shrimp Balls Recipe
Fried Shrimp Balls - crispy and crunchy shrimp balls, a popular and delicious Chinese appetizer. Learn how to make this Cantonese dim sum with the easy recipe.



Ingredients

• 1 lb. shelled and deveined shrimp defrost
• 1 egg white lightly beaten
• 1 teaspoon salt or fish sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon corn starch
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon oil or some pork fat
• 3 dashes white pepper powder
• 8 pieces big spring roll wrapper (8-inch square)

Instructions

1. In a mini food processor, add the shrimp, egg white, salt/fish sauce, sugar, corn starch, sesame oil, oil and white pepper. Blend until the ingredients form the shrimp paste.
2. Fold the spring roll wrappers up. Cut the spring roll wrappers into tiny strips using a pair of scissors. Cut them into shorter strips. Lay them on a flat surface. Wet your hands and form the shrimp paste into balls (about 1 tablespoon) and roll the shrimp balls onto the bed of spring roll strips. 
3. The spring roll strips will stick to the shrimp ball, as shown on the picture below. 
4. Trim off the spring roll strips using a pair of scissors. Make sure that the strips  coat the shrimp ball evenly. You can reuse the strips that had been trimmed off. 
5. Deep fry the shrimp balls in a deep fryer or wok until they turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Dish out, drain on paper towels and serve hot with Thai sweet chili sauce or your favorite chili sauce.

Recipe Adapted : Easy Fried Shrimp Balls @ rasamalaysia

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