Sesame Prawn Toast
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Cooking Instructions
Cooking: 5 minutes
Notes:
Spreading the prawn paste onto whole slices of bread before frying and slicing makes handling much easier.
Maintain oil temperature around 160°C to 170°C: if the oil is too cold, the bread will absorb excess oil, and if it is too hot, the sesame seeds will burn before the prawn paste cooks through.
Place fried prawn toast on kitchen towels or oil-absorbing paper paste-side down initially to drain excess oil.
Make the Prawn Paste
In a food processor, combine the shelled and deveined king prawns, salt, cornflour, sesame oil, and white pepper. Blend continuously until smooth and finely emulsified into a thick paste.
Assemble the Toast
Trim the crusts off the slices of white bread. Spread a generous, even layer of the prawn paste across the top of each whole slice of bread, extending right to the edges.
Coat with Sesame Seeds
Pour the white sesame seeds into a wide, shallow dish. Press each prepared slice of bread paste-side down into the sesame seeds, pressing gently to ensure the seeds adhere firmly to the paste.
Fry the Prawn Toast
Heat vegetable oil in a pan over medium heat to 160°C–170°C. Carefully lower the bread into the hot oil paste-side down first and fry for 1 to 2 minutes until golden brown. Flip and fry the bread side for another minute until crisp and light golden.
Drain, Slice, and Serve
Remove the prawn toast from the oil and drain on paper towels. Cut each slice diagonally into triangles and serve hot.
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Ingredients
| King Prawns | 250g |
| Salt | ½ tsp |
| Cornflour | 1 tbsp |
| Sesame Oil | 1 tsp |
| White Pepper | ⅛ tsp |
| White Bread | 4 slices |
| White Sesame Seeds | 50g |
| Vegetable Oil | 500ml |
