Prawn toast
Great for a snack or as finger food when entertaining, prawn toast is a staple of Chinese restaurants. It’s quick and easy to make at home too if you follow our recipe.
How long will it take?
20 minutes
What’s the serving size?
Makes 12
What do I need?
- 6 slices day-old white bread
- 500g prawns
- 2 spring onions, roughly chopped
- 2cm piece ginger, peeled, grated
- 1 eggwhite
- 1 teaspoon cornflour
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon white pepper
- 1/3 cup sesame seeds
- Peanut oil, for frying
How do I make it?
- Preheat oven to 100°C.
- Remove bread crusts. Cut each slice into 2 triangles.
- Peel and devein prawns, then pat them dry with paper towel.
- In a food processor combine prawns with spring onion, ginger, eggwhite, cornflour, soy sauce and salt and white pepper. Process until you have a smooth paste.
- Spread prawn mixture over each triangle of bread and then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Heat oil in a wok or frying pan. Cook prawn toasts in batches until golden. Keep warm in the oven while cooking the remaining triangles. Serve once all are cooked.
