Seaweed Shrimp Roll (海苔蝦捲)
 
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Seaweed Shrimp Roll is a delicious shrimp paste wrapped in a crispy sheet of seaweed and deep fried in a light tempura batter, forget egg rolls, these are so much better.
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Recipe type: Appetizer
Cuisine: Chinese
Serves: ~12 rolls
Ingredients
  • 1 lb shrimp paste
  • 3 full sheets of seaweed for sushi (nori)
Tempura Batter
  • 1 egg
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 cup ice water
Instructions
  1. Cut the full sheet of seaweed into quarters
  2. Take about 2 tbsp shrimp paste and put on the lower portion of the cut seaweed sheet
  3. Roll up the shrimp paste and use a little bit of shrimp paste as “glue” to glue the roll
  4. Heat frying oil to 350°F
  5. Slightly mix 1 egg with 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of ice water to make tempura batter
  6. Dip the seaweed roll into the tempura batter so it’s lightly coated
  7. Slide into frying oil, turning periodically so it’s fried on all sides
  8. Drain and serve while hot
Recipe by It's My Dish at https://itsmydish.com/seaweed-shrimp-roll/