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🍽️ Asian Shrimp Balls

370 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• shrimp raw, frozen 500 g
• garlic cloves 1 pc.
• spring onions 1 bunch
• lemons 1 pc.
• soy sauce 3 tsp
• sugar pinch
• cayenne pepper 0.25 tsp
• eggs 2 pc.
• cornstarch 4 tbsp
• breadcrumbs 2 tbsp
• sunflower oil 10 tbsp
• grapefruit 2 pc.
• ginger, fresh 20 g
• coriander, fresh 10 g

Instructions

1. 1. Let the shrimp thaw overnight in the refrigerator.
2. 2. Peel the garlic and chop it finely.
3. 3. Wash the shrimp and pat them dry with a kitchen towel.
4. 4. Cut the shrimp into very small pieces.
5. 5. Clean the spring onions and shake off excess water.
6. 6. Remove the ends of the spring onions.
7. 7. Chop the spring onions finely.
8. 8. Halve the lemon.
9. 9. Squeeze the juice from the lemon.
10. 10. Place the shrimp, garlic, and spring onions in a bowl.
11. 11. Add 2 teaspoons of soy sauce to the bowl.
12. 12. Add the lemon juice to the bowl.
13. 13. Add sugar to the bowl.
14. 14. Add cayenne pepper to the bowl.
15. 15. Separate the eggs by separating the yolk from the white.
16. 16. Mix the starch with the egg white.
17. 17. Stir the starch-egg white mixture into the shrimp mixture.
18. 18. Form 30 small balls from the mixture.
19. 19. Place the breadcrumbs in a deep plate.
20. 20. Roll the shrimp balls in the breadcrumbs until they are completely covered.
21. 21. Heat oil in a pan over medium to high heat.
22. 22. Fry the shrimp balls for about 4 minutes on all sides.
23. 23. Let the finished balls drain on kitchen paper.
24. 24. Thread the shrimp balls onto wooden skewers.
25. 25. Segment the grapefruits to catch the juice.
26. 26. Dice the grapefruit fillets into small pieces.
27. 27. Peel the ginger.
28. 28. Chop the ginger finely.
29. 29. Wash the coriander.
30. 30. Shake the coriander dry.
31. 31. Pluck the coriander leaves from the stems.
32. 32. Chop the coriander leaves finely.
33. 33. Mix the grapefruit, ginger, and coriander with the remaining soy sauce.
34. 34. Season the sauce with sugar.
35. 35. Serve the sauce together with the skewers.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 370
• Protein: 24 g · Fett/Fat: 22 g · Carbs: 20 g