Description
The Thai Savoury Cake
Scale
Ingredients
- 500 gms peeled, deveined fresh Shrimps
- 1 large Egg
- 1 Tbsp Cornstarch
- 2 Tbsp Panko Breadcrumbs
- ¼ Tsp ground White Pepper
- 1 Tbsp crushed and finely chopped Garlic
- ½ cup finely chopped Spring Onion Greens or chopped Chives
- 1 Tbsp light Soy Sauce
- 1 Tsp Oyster Sauce
- 1 Tbsp Shaoxing Wine or regular Rice Vinegar
- 1 Tsp freshly grounded All Purpose Seasoning
- Salt and Pepper to season
- 2–3 Tbsp minced Coriander Roots (Optional)
- 1/2 Tsp Sugar (Optional)
- Oil to shallow fry
Ingredients to Assemble and Serve :
- Fresh Lettuce
- Fried Garlic
- Lemon wedges
- Kewpie Asian Mayo
- Red Chilli Flakes
- Freshly grounded All Purpose Seasoning
- Sliced Bell Peppers
- Chilli Oil
Instructions
- In a grinder jar Pulse Grind together raw shrimp, egg, cornstarch, oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, salt, sugar (if using any) and ground white pepper in a food processor until you have a Thick but Chunky shrimp paste.
- Transfer to a medium bowl and add in the chopped spring onion greens and panko breadcrumbs. Mix well together.
- Heat oil in a pan over medium flame. Scoop 2 tablespoon of the shrimp mix at a time and leave them over the hot oil. If you have a cookie or an ice cream scoop, you can use one scoop at a time.
- You may flattened the scooped prawn cakes a bit from the top using a flat spatula . Cook for 2-3 minutes or until one side is golden brown before flipping. Cook further for another 2-3 minutes before the side is well cooked and turns golden brown in colour.
- Repeat using the remaining shrimp paste till all the shrimp cakes are done.
- To Assemble : Take one lettuce at a time. Place a shrimp cake, add a squeeze of lime, a dollop of Kewpie’s Asian Mayo, sprinkle some fried garlic, red chilli flakes or a dash of chilli oil and freshly crushed All Purpose Seasoning. Roll the lettuce with the filling to form a wrap. Dip into a dipping sauce like a Thai peanut sauce, Vietnamese Nuoc Cham or sweet chilli sauce for an extra flavour burst.