Description
Crispy Baked Shrimp Toast is a flavorful Chinese-American appetizer featuring finely chopped shrimp mixed with aromatics, spread over toasted bread triangles, and baked until golden and crispy. This easy-to-make seafood snack combines savory shrimp with a hint of ginger and garlic, topped with toasted sesame seeds for an irresistible crunch.
Ingredients
Scale
Shrimp Mixture
- 1 pound raw shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, grated
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 large egg white
Bread and Toppings
- 8 slices white sandwich bread, crusts removed
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons olive oil or cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper to prevent sticking and make cleanup easier.
- Process Shrimp: Place the raw shrimp into a food processor and pulse until they are finely chopped but not completely smooth, maintaining some texture for the filling.
- Mix Ingredients: Transfer the chopped shrimp to a bowl, then add chopped green onions, minced garlic, grated ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil, salt, black pepper, and egg white. Mix thoroughly until all ingredients are well combined.
- Prepare Bread: Lightly flatten each slice of bread with a rolling pin to create a uniform thickness and then cut each slice diagonally into two triangles.
- Assemble Toasts: Spread an even layer of the shrimp mixture over one side of each bread triangle. Sprinkle sesame seeds evenly over the shrimp and gently press them in so they adhere well.
- Arrange and Oil: Place the shrimp-topped bread triangles, shrimp side up, on the prepared baking sheet. Lightly brush or spray the tops with olive oil to help them crisp during baking.
- Bake: Bake the toasts in the preheated oven for 12 to 15 minutes, until the shrimp is cooked through and the bread edges turn golden and crispy.
- Optional Broil: For extra crispiness, broil the toasts for the last 1 to 2 minutes, watching carefully to avoid burning.
- Serve: Serve the crispy baked shrimp toasts warm for best texture and flavor.
Notes
- For extra crispiness, broil the shrimp toasts for 1 to 2 minutes at the end of baking, but watch carefully to prevent burning.
- You can substitute chopped cilantro for green onions to vary the flavor profile.
- These shrimp toasts are best served fresh but can be reheated in the oven to maintain their crispness.
