Golden Shrimp Balls
Today, I want to share my family's banquet menu - Golden Shrimp Balls! I remember my father made this dish during the Spring Festival. The golden and crispy skin hides the chewy and tender shrimps. One bite at a time, and you will feel so happy! Come and learn to make this irresistible delicacy with me!
What is Golden Shrimp Balls
Golden Shrimp Balls is a very popular traditional Cantonese dish. It is made with shrimp meat as the main ingredient and paired with special golden threads (usually sugar threads or coconut shreds). This dish is famous for its unique taste of being crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, sweet and delicious. Golden Shrimp Balls are mainly popular in Guangdong, and are famous for their exquisite original flavor of ingredients and fine production process. Golden Shrimp Balls are the embodiment of this culinary art.
Ingredients Needed and Substitutions
The ingredients needed to make delicious golden shrimp balls include:
Main Ingredients
Shrimp: The core ingredient, providing high-quality protein.
Spring roll wrapper : Mainly used as the outer skin for wrapping fillings, the spring roll wrapper is very thin and becomes crispy after frying, creating a "golden thread" effect .
Banana : Provides a unique sweet flavor and soft texture.
Side dishes
Coriander : Mainly used for decoration and to add flavor . The unique taste of coriander can bring a fresh smell to the golden shrimp balls .
Seasoning
Salt and pepper: These two are mainly used for seasoning, which not only increase the aroma but also remove the fishy smell.
Cooking wine : Its main function is to remove the fishy smell. It can remove the fishy smell of shrimps and leave the aroma of wine.
Alternatives
Banana : If you don’t like bananas, you can replace them with mango, durian and other fruits.
Spring roll wrapper : If you don’t have spring roll wrapper, you can use Vietnamese spring roll wrapper or wonton wrapper instead.
Shrimp : If you don’t have shrimp or are allergic to shrimp, you can replace it with other seafood ingredients such as crab sticks, fish, etc.
Tips for Success
Clean the food
When processing shrimps, you must clean the shrimp threads because they have a fishy smell. Secondly, the shrimps must be stacked cleanly so that the shrimp balls are tender enough.
The bananas should be cut into smaller pieces. If they are cut too big, they will be difficult to wrap and the shape of the shrimp balls will not look good.
Seasoning should be appropriate
Use salt, pepper, cooking wine and other seasonings in moderation to avoid the shrimp balls being too salty or tasteless.
The fillings must be wrapped completely
When wrapping the golden shrimp balls, make sure the filling is completely covered so that the banana does not leak out when frying.
Oil temperature should be controlled
The shrimp balls need to be fried. The oil temperature is very important. It is recommended to heat the oil over medium heat for about 3 minutes until it is about 60% hot. If the oil temperature is too low, the spring rolls will not be crispy; if it is too high, it will be easy to burn.
INGREDIENTS
Main Ingredients
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·1 root banana
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·5 Spring roll wrapper
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·200g Shrimp
Accessories
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·15g coriander
Seasonings
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·5g Salt
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·2g pepper
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·10ml Cooking wine
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·1000ml Oil
COOKING STEP
Step 1
Ingredients preparation: Peel the banana and cut into small dices; cut the spring roll wrapper into noodle-like thin strips; use a toothpick to remove the shrimp thread, then smash it and chop it into shrimp paste.
Step 2
Seasoning with shrimp paste: Put the shrimp paste into a bowl, add 5g salt, 2g pepper, and 10ml cooking wine, and stir evenly with chopsticks.
Step 3
Wrap the filling and shredded spring rolls: Use a spoon to take an appropriate amount of shrimp paste, put small pieces of diced banana in the middle and wrap it completely, then roll it on the spring roll shreds to make the shrimp balls evenly coated with the spring roll shreds, and follow these steps for the remaining shrimps.
Step 4
Preparation for frying: Pour 1000ml of oil into the pot and heat over medium heat for about 3 minutes until the oil temperature reaches the appropriate level.
Step 5
Fry the shrimp balls: Put the coated shrimp balls in one by one and fry them. Use chopsticks to gently turn them over from time to time to ensure even heating.
Step 6
Remove from the dish and place on a plate: When the shrimp balls are fried until golden brown, remove them with a slotted spoon, place them on a plate, and sprinkle with coriander for garnish.
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Golden Shrimp Ball Storage Instructions
Golden shrimp balls are a snack, and I recommend eating them immediately after they are made. Freshly made golden shrimp balls taste the best. Of course, if you have any leftovers that need to be stored, you can wait for the golden shrimp balls to cool down, put them in a sealed fresh-keeping box or bag , and then put them in the refrigerator . They can be stored for 1-2 days .
When you need to eat it, take it out and heat it slightly in the oven or air fryer to restore the crispy texture of the golden shrimp balls. However, the taste of the shrimp balls after refrigeration will be worse than when they are just made.
Serving Suggestions
Pairing suggestions: As a snack, golden shrimp balls can be eaten with light vegetables such as lettuce, cucumber, etc. , or sweet and sour sauces such as ketchup , chili sauce , etc.
Serving temperature: The best serving temperature for golden shrimp balls is when they are just fried . At this time, the golden shrimp balls are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and have the best taste . Therefore, it is recommended to eat the golden shrimp balls right out of the pot .
Eat in moderation: Although golden shrimp balls are delicious, they are high in calories, so they should be eaten in moderation.
