Shrimp and Water Chestnut Toasts

Name: Shrimp and Water Chestnut Toasts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 baguette, sliced 1/3 inch thick on the diagonal (24 slices); 1 Tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 larges scallions, sliced crosswise; 1 Tbsp Asian sesame oil; 59 milliliters sesame seeds; 340 grams shrimp—shelled, deveined and coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoon sugar; 4 Tbsps unsalted butter, softened; 6 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 6 canned whole water chestnuts, drained and cut into 1/8-inch dice; 59 milliliters Shao-Hsing cooking wine or dry sherry

If $2.17 per serving falls in your budget, Shrimp and Water Chestnut Toasts might be a super pescatarian recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 17g of protein, 17g of fat, and a total of 323 calories. This recipe serves 6. If you have shao-hsing cooking wine, sesame seeds, shrimp—shelled, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 45

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In a food processor, combine half of the shrimp with the butter and process until pureed.

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Butter

Shrimp

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In a large bowl, toss the rest of the shrimp with the water chestnuts, scallions, wine, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt and sugar. Blend in the shrimp butter.

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Water Chestnuts

Sesame Oil

Green Onions

Soy Sauce

Butter

Shrimp

Sugar

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Wine

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Spread about 1 1/2 tablespoons of the shrimp mixture on each baguette slice.

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Baguette

Shrimp

Spread

In a large skillet, heat 1/8 inch of vegetable oil until shimmering.

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Vegetable Oil

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Put the sesame seeds in a small bowl. Dip each shrimp toast in the sesame seeds to coat the shrimp mixture. Fry about 8 toasts at a time over moderately high heat, shrimp side down, until the shrimp mixture turns pink, about 25 seconds. Using tongs, transfer the toasts to a large rimmed baking sheet, shrimp side up. Repeat with the remaining toasts, adding more vegetable oil to the pan as needed.

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Vegetable Oil

Sesame Seeds

Shrimp

Toast

Dip

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Bake the toasts for about 5 minutes, or until the shrimp mixture is cooked through.

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Shrimp

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Serve right away.

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Servings:

baguette, sliced 1/3 inch thick on the diagonal (24 slices)1Tbsp

low-sodium soy sauce 1teaspoon

salt 2larges

scallions, sliced crosswise 1Tbsp

Asian sesame oil 59milliliters

sesame seeds 340grams

shrimp—shelled, deveined and coarsely chopped 1teaspoon

sugar 4Tbsps

unsalted butter, softened 6servings

Vegetable oil, for frying 6

canned whole water chestnuts, drained and cut into 1/8-inch dice 59milliliters

Shao-Hsing cooking wine or dry sherry

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc

Pinot Grigio, Riesling, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Shrimp. These crisp white wines work well with shrimp prepared in a variety of ways, whether grilled, fried, or in garlic sauce. You could try Chehalem 3 Vineyard Pinot Gris. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.