Name: Prawn toasts with black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 10
Ingredients: 500 gm medium uncooked prawns; 3 spring onions, thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 2 tbsp finely chopped coriander; 1 tbsp finely chopped ginger; 1 eggwhite; 1 tsp each soy sauce, sesame oil and cornflour; 12 thick slices of white bread; To sprinkle: black and white sesame seeds; For deep-frying: vegetable oil; Black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce; 80 ml Chinkiang vinegar (see note) (1/3 cup); 60 ml light soy sauce (¼ cup); 1 long red chilli, finely chopped; 1 tbsp finely grated ginger; 1 tbsp finely chopped coriander; 2 tsp sesame oil; 1 tsp caster sugar

Prawn toasts with black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce

Australian Gourmet Traveller recipe for prawn toasts with black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce.

Serves 10

Prep

25M

Cook

20M

Total

45M

Ingredients

500 gm medium uncooked prawns

3 spring onions, thinly sliced

2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 tbsp finely chopped coriander

1 tbsp finely chopped ginger

1 eggwhite

1 tsp each soy sauce, sesame oil and cornflour

12 thick slices of white bread

To sprinkle: black and white sesame seeds

For deep-frying: vegetable oil

Black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce

80 ml Chinkiang vinegar (see note) (1/3 cup)

60 ml light soy sauce (¼ cup)

1 long red chilli, finely chopped

1 tbsp finely grated ginger

1 tbsp finely chopped coriander

2 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp caster sugar

Method

Main

1.For black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce, place ingredients in a bowl, stir to combine and set aside.

2.Process ingredients except bread, sesame seeds and vegetable oil in a food processor until smooth and season to taste. Spread onto bread, cut off crusts and cut each piece in half diagonally. Scatter with sesame seeds and gently press them into the prawn mixture.

3.Heat oil in a deep-fryer or a deep-sided frying pan to 180C. Fry toasts in batches, turning occasionally, until golden and crisp (3-4 minutes; be careful, hot oil will spit), then drain on absorbent paper. Serve hot with black vinegar and chilli dipping sauce.