RCI-SF.002.0264.001

Chinese Shrimp Balls

Name: Chinese Shrimp Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North American
Ingredients: ⅔ pound medium shrimp (peeled, scored down the back, deveined, rinsed, and patted dry); ½ cup water chestnuts (blanched in boiling water for 10 seconds, refreshed in cold water, drained, and patted dry); 1 large egg (lightly beaten); 2 tablespoons cornstarch; ¼ pound thin rice stick noodles (vermicelli); 1 unit safflower or corn oil for deep-frying; 1 unit plum or duck sauce and hot mustard for dipping; 1½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger; 1½ tablespoons minced scallions; 1½ tablespoons Chinese rice wine or sake; 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil; ¾ teaspoon salt

Contributed by [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/catsrecipes/ Catsrecipes Y-Group] * Makes 30 – 32

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

medium shrimp
peeled, scored down the back, deveined, rinsed, and patted dry
⅔ pound
water chestnuts
blanched in boiling water for 10 seconds, refreshed in cold water, drained, and patted dry
½ cup
egg
lightly beaten
1 large
cornstarch
2 tablespoons
thin rice stick noodles (vermicelli)
¼ pound
safflower or corn oil for deep-frying
1 unit
plum or duck sauce and hot mustard for dipping
1 unit
minced fresh ginger
1½ tablespoons
minced scallions
1½ tablespoons
Chinese rice wine or sake
1½ tablespoons
toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon
salt
¾ teaspoon

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

Chinese Shrimp Balls

Ingredients

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