Homemade Prawn Toast
No need to miss out on takeaway nights now - infact, I think the muggles are going to want some of yours instead!!
Ingredients
- 3 slices bread - I used Genius white but any will do
- 1 beaten egg
- 50 grams sesame seeds
Prawn Paste Ingredients
- 180 grams raw prawns
- 1 egg white
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp soy sauce - aka tamari if your gluten free
- 1 tsp sesame oil
Instructions
- Blend together all of the “prawn paste” ingredients until smooth. Divide the mix into 3 equal portions.
- Cut the crusts off 3 slices of bread. Don’t throw the crusts away!
- Brush* a small amount of sesame oil onto one side of the bread.
- take 1/3 of the prawn paste and spread on top on the sesame oil. Make sure you get right to the edges. My preference is to make the prawn layer quite thick but use a little less if you’d like!
- Brush* the beaten egg over the top of the prawn paste and the sides of the bread (you don’t need to do the underside)
- Scatter the sesame seeds on a plate. Place the prawn side down onto the sesame seeds so they totally coat the prawns & then carefully remove it and set aside.
- Repeat these steps for the other two slices.
- Heat 2-3cm of sunflower oil in a heavy based pan, at medium-high temp (around 170oC)If you haven’t got a thermometer, To check the temp, test with the crusts first. You’re looking for small bubbles to form around the crust. >It shouldn’t go too crazy and brown instantly (if it does it’s too hot). Turn the heat down and wait a few mins for it to cool.> If there’s virtually no bubbles at all it’s too cool and the bread will end up greasy so let it get a bit hotter.
- Carefully lower the prawn toast into the oil, prawn side up. Best to cook 1 toast at a time! Cook for 1 1/2mins and then flip for a further 1 1/2-2mins on the other side.
- Cut into 2 or 4 triangles and eat!
Notes
*Brush: if you haven’t got a brush, you can improvise with the back of a spoon like I did haha