Update my dinner status, I'm making this tonight.
Servings: 4 Servings
Total Time (median): 0 : 00 Active Time: 0 : 00
US/Metric: [convert to metric]
Ingredients
- 12 sl Baguette, French, sliced
3/4inch thick,
sliced diagonally
- 1/4 lb Shrimp, fresh, shelled,
deveined
and light green parts
only
diced
- 1 lg Egg white, stiffly beaten
ASSEMBLY
- Seeds, sesame, black
- Ham, Smithfield, minced
- Coriander, fresh, whole
- Oil, corn OR
- Oil, peanut (for frying)
- Sauce, plum **
Preparation
Leave the baguette slices out on a rack overnight to dry, or place them in a low oven for about 10 minutes per side until dry ot the touch. Mince the shrimp and crabmeat to a paste, then combine the paste minced ginger, minced scallion, lard, salt, rice wine, water, cornstarch, and waterchestnuts stirring well in one direction to blend. Fold in the beaten egg white. Assembly: ========= Using a broad-bladed sandwich spreader, mound the shrimp on the bread slice to a thickness of a scant 3/4 inch, tapering the mound where it meets the edge of the brad to form a smooth dome. Sprinkle some sesame seeds and ham bits thinly on top, then press on a single coriander leaf. Deep-fry, topping side down, in 350 F oil until the topping is golden, about 4 minutes. Using long cooking chopsticks or tongs, turn the toasts to brown the underside of the baguette. Remove promptly to paper towels to drain. Serve with warm or cooled plum sauce. ** This plum sauce can be made from pureed soft plums simmered with sugar, rice vinegar and plum wine to taste. Source: Great Chefs of San Francisco, Avon Books, 1984 Chef: Barbara Tropp, China Moon, San Francisco, CA File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip
