Shrimp Paste Recipe

Ingredients :

500g Raw shrimp or prawns 1 Egg white 60g Pork fat, finely chopped 1 tablespoon Oil 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 1/2 teaspoon Salt 1/4 teaspoon Sugar 1/8 teaspoon Ground black pepper

Method : Shell and de-vein the shrimps, wash well and drain thoroughly. Put shrimps twice through mincer using fine blade, or chop very finely. Then whiz in electric blender or pound until it is a soft paste. If using blender add oil and fish sauce to facilitate blending and stop moteor every now and then to scrape down sides of globlet. Add all other ingredients and mix thoroughly. Used in Fried Shrimp Cakes, Shrimp Soup or Shrimp Toast.