I resisted the urge to buy some half price raw prawns in Aldi last week, and then saw a recipe online for Sesame Prawn Toasts. So when Aldi had some more half price prawns yesterday (and three tuna steaks - straight in the freezer), I grabbed them for my protein obsessed 17 year old son.
Makes 12
3 slices of bread
175g raw prawns
1 medium free range egg
1cm root ginger, finely gated
1 small garlic clove, peeled and crushed
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 spring onion, chopped into 1cm rounds
Sesame seeds
Sesame oil
Light olive or vegetable oil for frying
Whizz the prawns, ginger, garlic, soy sauce, and spring onion together in a mini food processor.
Drizzle sesame oil on each side of the slices of bread.
Divide the prawn paste between the slices of bread and spread smoothly right to the edges. The two recipes I looked at said to cut the crusts off, and to use white bread, but I left the crusts off and used light wholemeal bread. Sprinkle the prawn paste with sesame seeds.
Heat 1 tsp oil in a non-stick frying pan over a medium heat. If you have a larger non-stick frying pan that will fit more than one slice of bread, add 1 tsp oil per slice.
Fry topping side up for 1.5-2 minutes until the bottom is golden brown. Lift the slice of bread up with a fish slice and pour in another 1 tsp of oil, then carefully flip it prawn paste side down into the hot oil. Cover the pan with a lid or plate and fry for 1-5-2 minutes until prawn paste is golden brown.
Cut each slice of bread into quarters. If the prawn paste looks slightly undercooked (grey rather than pale pink) when you cut up the toast, just fry again for another minute or microwave all four quarters for 1 minute.
Sesame Prawn Toasts can be cooked in an air fryer. Drizzle the bread with sesame oil as above then toast in the air-fryer for 3 minutes at 200°C until one side is golden. Spread the prawn paste on the untoasted side of the bread followed by the sesame seeds. Cut into quarters and arrange as many as you can in the air fryer basket. Cook for 12 minutes at 180°C until golden brown.
Serve warm with sweet chilli sauce and/or soy sauce for dipping.
Can be reheated in the air fryer - 5 minutes at 180C. And can be frozen and reheated in the air fryer from frozen - 10 minutes at 180C.
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