Try this Fluffy Deep-Fried Shrimp Balls recipe, or contribute your own.

Still searching for what to cook ?

Name: Fluffy Deep-Fried Shrimp Balls
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/2 ts Salt; 1 tb Flour; 1 ts Water; 1 lb Shrimp; 1 Egg white; Oil for deep-frying; 1 1/2 tb Leaf lard

Find the most delicious recipes here

INGREDIENTS

1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Flour
1 ts Water
1 lb Shrimp
1 Egg white
Oil for deep-frying
1 1/2 tb Leaf lard

Servings

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Shell and devein shrimp; then mince with unrendered leaf lard. Knead together in a mixing bowl. 2. Dissolve salt in water and add, along with egg white and flour. Stir mixture by hand in one direction 15 to 20 minutes. 3. Pick up mixture and toss vigorously back into bowl. Repeat several times. (The mixture will now be whitish.) 4. Continue stirring and tossing until mixture is quite stiff and pinkish. (Squeeze a small amount of the mixture into a bowl of cold water. If it holds its shape well and is not sticky, its ready.) 5. Meanwhile heat oil. Place some shrimp mixture in the palm of the hand; then make a fist and squeeze mixture through the hollow between thumb and index finger, shaping it into as round a ball as possible. Drop shrimp balls carefully into hot oil. 6. Deep-fry a few at a time, as in "Basic Deep-fried Shrimp Balls". Then drain on paper toweling and serve. From , ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from G Internet, G Internet.

NOTES

Alert editor

Fluffy Deep-Fried Shrimp Balls

1/2 ts Salt
1 tb Flour
1 ts Water
1 lb Shrimp
1 Egg white
 Oil for deep-frying
1 1/2 tb Leaf lard

1. Shell and devein shrimp; then mince with unrendered leaf lard. Knead  together in a mixing bowl.    2. Dissolve salt in water and add, along with egg white and flour. Stir  mixture by hand in one direction 15 to 20 minutes.    3. Pick up mixture and toss vigorously back into bowl. Repeat several  times. (The mixture will now be whitish.)    4. Continue stirring and tossing until mixture is quite stiff and pinkish.  (Squeeze a small amount of the mixture into a bowl of cold water. If it  holds its shape well and is not sticky, its ready.)    5. Meanwhile heat oil. Place some shrimp mixture in the palm of the hand;  then make a fist and squeeze mixture through the hollow between thumb and  index finger, shaping it into as round a ball as possible. Drop shrimp  balls carefully into hot oil.    6. Deep-fry a few at a time, as in "Basic Deep-fried Shrimp Balls". Then  drain on paper toweling and serve.    From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded  from G Internet, G Internet.

Add Photo

Nutrition

View line-by-line Nutrition Insights™: Discover which ingredients contribute the calories/sodium/etc.


Serving Size: 1 Serving (83g)
Recipe Makes: 6 Servings

Calories: 89
Calories from Fat: 12 (13%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 1.3g	2 %
	Saturated Fat 0.3g	1 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 0.2g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 113.5mg		35 %
Sodium 119.9mg		4 %
Potassium 155.1mg		4 %
Total Carbohydrate 2.2g		1 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.2g	1 %
	Sugars, other 2.1g
Protein 16g		23 %
Powered by: USDA Nutrition Database Disclaimer: Nutrition facts are derived from linked ingredients (shown at left in colored bullets) and may or may not be complete. Always consult a licensed nutritionist or doctor if you have a nutrition-related medical condition.

About Our Nutrition Facts

Calories per serving: 89

Get detailed nutrition information, including item-by-item nutrition insights, so you can see where the calories, carbs, fat, sodium and more come from.

Get Detailed Nutrition Facts on Any Recipe