Prawn Toast with Sesame Seeds

Ingredients

• 300 g raw king prawns, peeled
• 6 white bread, thick-sliced
• 80 g sesame seeds
• 1 egg white
• 3 spring onions
• 15 g fresh ginger
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 500 ml vegetable oil

Method

1. 1

   Blitz the prawns, spring onions, ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil and egg white in a food processor to a rough paste.

2. 2

   Spread the prawn paste generously over one side of each slice of bread, right to the edges.

3. 3

   Scatter sesame seeds over a plate and press the paste-side of each slice firmly into the seeds to coat.

4. 4

   Cut each slice into 4 triangles.

5. 5

   Heat the vegetable oil in a deep pan to 180°C. Fry the triangles paste-side down for 2 minutes, then flip and fry for 1 minute until golden.

6. 6

   Drain on kitchen paper and serve hot with sweet chilli dipping sauce.