Crispy Shrimp Zucchini Balls

Name: Crispy Shrimp Zucchini Balls
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: New American
Ingredients: 3 medium Zucchini; 1½ tsp. Salt; 4 cup Cooking Oil; 1 large Carrot; 1 medium Potato; 2 tbsp. Cornstarch; 2 tbsp. Shallot; 2/3 cup Shrimp; 1/4 cup Bread Crumbs; 1/4 cup Cheese; 2 medium Eggs; 1/8 tsp. Salt; 1/8 tsp. Black Pepper

Chef Bao Qiu

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This picturesque dish is just pretty and colorful. It is like artistic eggs sitting in a nest of curly fried carrots, and it tastes as good as it looks!

Recipe

PRE TIME: 15 min

COOKING TIME: 15 min

TOTAL TIME: 30 min

2 SERVING

Ingredients:

3 medium Zucchini
1½ tsp. Salt
4 cup Cooking Oil
1 large Carrot
1 medium Potato
2 tbsp. Cornstarch
2 tbsp. Shallot
2/3 cup Shrimp
1/4 cup Bread Crumbs
1/4 cup Cheese
2 medium Eggs
1/8 tsp. Salt
1/8 tsp. Black Pepper

Directions:

Step 1

Wash zucchini. In a medium-size bowl, grate zucchini with skin. Add salt and mix well. Let sit for 10 minutes. Squeeze out all the moisture from the zucchini, set aside.

Step 2

In a large frying pan, add approximately 4 cups of oil, or enough to fill half of the pan, and heat to 170°F / 75°C. Meanwhile, cut tops off of carrots and peel, then julienne carrots into thin strips, so thin you can almost see through them.

Step 3

Deep fry until the carrots curl up.

Step 4

Peel and julienne potato the same way as the carrots.

Step 5

Place potato strips into a bowl of water, then squeeze water out of potato slices and place on a towel, and pat dry thoroughly.

Step 6

Place in a baking dish to sprinkle cornstarch on top of the potato. Mix with hands, set aside.

Step 7

Place paper towel on a plate. Remove fried carrots from oil and place on a paper towel, set aside.

Step 8

Dice shallots. Deveined raw shrimp and cut into pieces. Place in a baking dish the shallot, shrimp, bread crumbs, grated cheese, salt, and black pepper.

Step 9