This is a blog post on how to make prawn toast Chinese style at home. Prawn toast is a classic Cantonese starter that is served in many Chinese restaurants and supermarkets. This recipe is very easy to make at home. With the help of a blender, toaster, and oven you are done under 30 minutes. This recipe uses all the classic Chinese flavors like sesame oil, soya sauce. Classic ingredients like sesame seeds, water chestnut, and corn starch.
It’s a bit like the classic English beans on toast but this time with prawns as a topping. Do use fresh raw prawns and not cooked prawns as they bind far much better. They great to serve as a starter or as party finger food.
Prawn toast Chinese style making it
Recipe for 4 people as a starter
Equipment
- toaster
- blender
- Oven
Ingredients
Prawn mixture
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 180 grams Fresh peeled prawns
- 1 Tbsp Corn/ tapioca flour
- 1 tsp soya sauce low salt if possible
- 100 grams water chestnut, washed and peeled it is possible to use canned ones
Other ingredients
- 4 Slices White bread. Here is a link on how make bread at home
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Instructions
Prepare prawn paste
- In a blender or chopper add all of the prawn paste ingredients together and blend till it becomes paste like.
Prepare the toast
- Toast the white bread lightly in a toaster. This so that it doesn’t become soggy when it comes in contact with the prawn paste.
Making up – prawn toast chinese style
- Spread the prawn paste over the lightly toasted bread like jam. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top. Then bake in an oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes till it becomes nice and golden color.
Thank you very much for dropping by. Do let me know on how you get one with this recipe. For my other Asian inspired recipes have a look here for chicken noodle soup and runner bean and tomato salad.
Prawn toast
How to make prawn toast a classic Cantonese starter
Prawn toast mixture
- 1 tsp Sesame oil
- 180 grams Fresh peeled prawns
- 1 Tbsp Corn/ tapioca flour
- 1 tsp soya sauce (low salt if possible)
- 100 grams water chestnut
Other ingredients
- 4 Slices White bread
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
Prepare prawn paste
In a blender or chopper add all of the prawn paste ingredients together and blend till it becomes paste like.
Prepare the toat
Toast the white bread lightly in a toaster. This so that it doesn’t becomes soggy when it comes in contact with the prawn paste.
Making up – prawn toast
Spread the prawn paste over the lightly toasted bread like jam. Sprinkle some sesame seeds on top. Then bake in an oven at 180 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes till it becomes nice and golden color.
