We entertain a lot. I usually like to have a variety of small bites in the freezer to draw upon so I don’t have to think about one course. These shrimp cakes freeze beautifully and reheat very well, the perfect hors d’œuvres for a dinner party.
Vietnamese Seafood Cakes
For the original recipe, please click here.
Makes about 40 bite-size cakes
Ingredients:
- 140 g “00” flour
- 5 g baking powder
- 5 g sea salt
- 2 eggs
- 100-125 mL water
- 1 tsp fresh ginger
- 10 g fresh cilantro, chopped
- 20 g green onions, finely sliced
- 20 g sesame seeds, toasted
- 350 g Raw Shrimp, scallops and clams chopped roughly in larger chunks
- Grape seed oil for frying
Directions:
- Combine flour, baking powder and sea salt and mix well.
- Whisk eggs with water and ginger.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix into a paste (about the consistency of pancake batter).
- Add the remaining ingredients (cilantro, green onions, sesame seeds and chopped seafood and mix well.
- Heat about 1 cm grapeseed oil in a pan. Using a 4 cm cookie scoop, scoop spoonfuls into the hot oil and press down to flatten a bit. Fry each side until golden.
- Serve warm with a spicy mayo dipping sauce (125 mL (1/2 cup) mayo with 15 mL (1 tbsp) sriracha sauce) and a splash of honey.
Not only do we entertain a lot but I’m asked often to bring an appetizer to a party…these will be making an appearance soon.
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Eva, I think I should buy a second big freezer (mine is always packed!) because it’s such a clever idea to freeze snacks and finger food in general. I do prepare as much food as I can in advance, but have never tried freezing snacks (only sauces, curries, bean dishes, etc..)/ These cakes look beautiful!
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Love dishes that I can prepare ahead, and just pull from the freezer. I need to try these — they’re perfect for how we entertain, too. Thanks!
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I always order these at Vietnamese restaurants. I love their unique chewy texture. But I always question just what’s in them. With your recipe, I’m glad to finally see just what I’ve been enjoying. GREG
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These little bites sound like they’re packed with flavor and easy to whip up (major entertaining bonus!) versatile too I suspect once you have the basic proportions down to create different variations. I should take advantage of the freeze option more to get ahead of the curve 😉
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these sound delicious! I’ve never thought about freezing them, but why not?!!
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Whoa, these sound AMAZING!! A few of these with a green salad would make a perfect summer dinner!
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They look fignerlickingly delicious!
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