Shrimp Toast

By Talk2usoon

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound uncooked shrimp, peeled, deveined and 5 waterchestnuts or celery, minced
• 1 teaspoon ginger root, finely minced
• 1 egg, lightly beaten
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 1 teaspoon sherry
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• dash pepper
• 4 slices white bread
• oil for deep frying

Preparation

Step 1

Mix shrimp, water chestnuts with beaten egg, corn starch, sherry, salt and pepper. Blend well. Trim crusts off bread. Spread shrimp mixture evenly over bread and then slice into 4 squares or 4 triangles. TO prevent knife from sticking during the spreading, dip blade 1st in cold water. Heat oil to smoking. Place bread shrimp side down on a slotted spoon; then gently lower into oil. Reduce heat slightly. Deep fry to golden brown. Drain on pepper toweling.