These delicious yummy Deep Fried Seafood or Prawn Balls are great to serve as dim sum snacks, finger food for parties or anytime of the day. They can be prepared a few days ahead and kept in the freezer. Just deep fried them direct from the freezer (do not defrost) and serve with chilli sauce or mayonnaise.
Deep Fried Seafood Balls
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Author: Ann Low
Serves: 6 serving
Ingredients
- 200g prawns, shelled and deveined, pat dry with kitchen paper
- ⅛ tsp salt
- dash of pepper
- 200g fish paste
- ½ tsp ginger juice
- ½ tsp chicken powder
- ½ tbsp Chinese cooking wine
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- ½ tbsp corn oil
- ½ tbsp corn flour
- dash of pepper
- ½ tbsp each finely cut spring onion and coriander leaves
- 8 slices of white bread, crust discarded and cut to small cubes
Instructions
- Bash up prawns with a knife and roughly chop. Add ⅛ tsp and dash of pepper and mix well. Then add in all the remaining ingredients except bread. Mix well and place it in the fridge for about 15-20 minutes.
- Dip the spoon into water and scoop about a tablespoon of the seafood mixture onto your wet hand. Roll it gently into round ball and coat with the bread cubes.
- Store the seafood balls in the freezer in an airtight container or deep fry them in medium hot oil for about 3-5 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on kitchen paper before serving
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酥炸海鲜球
*这是一款简单又好吃的点心。可以预先准备好材料（海鲜球不用炸），收入冰格室。想吃的时候，无需解冻，直接下锅油炸即可。
材料：
- 200克 鲜虾，剥壳洗净去肠线，用厨房纸吸干水分
- 1/8茶匙 盐
- 胡椒粉，少许
- 200克 鱼胶肉
- 1/2茶匙 酱汁
- 1/2茶匙 鸡精粉
- 1/2汤匙 米酒
- 1茶匙 麻油
- 1/2汤匙 玉米油
- 1/2汤匙 玉米粉
- 胡椒粉， 适量
- 1/2汤匙 葱花， 芫荽，切碎
- 8片 白面包，4周切除，切丁
材料：
- 用菜刀将虾仁拍一拍，剁碎。加入1/8茶匙盐和少许胡椒粉，拌匀。然后加入所有的材料（除了面包之外）。拌匀后放入冰箱腌制15-20分钟。
- 汤匙上沾点水，舀出海鲜料放在手心上（手上也要沾点水），揉成球状，在面包丁上滚过。
- 烧热油锅，以中火油炸海鲜球约3-5分钟或金黄色至熟。滤干多余的油份便可享用。吃的时候沾上辣椒酱或蛋黄酱会更美味。
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This post is linked to the Best Recipes for Everyone Event (Theme: Dim Sum)