Shrimp Balls

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces shrimp, deveined and chopped
• 1 1/2 inches gingerroot, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 1 red chile, seeds removed and chopped
• 2 ounces cilantro, chopped
• 1 scallion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil
• 1 tablespoon rice wine
• 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 pinch salt
• vegetable oil, to deep fry
• 1/2 lime, juice of

Recipe

• 1 tip the shrimp, ginger, garlic, chili, cilantro, scallion and cornstarch into a food processor - and blend until well mixed. add the egg, sesame oil, rice wine, soy sauce and salt - blitz once more to combine all the ingredients.
• 2 heat the vegetable oil in a wok over a medium heat. drop teaspoons of the mixture into the hot oil and deep fry, turning over when golden on one side.
• 3 lift the balls out with a slotted spoon when golden brown - they should take about 2 minutes on each side. drain on absorbent kitchen paper
• 4 squeeze lime juice over them before serving and serve straight away with a shop-bought chilli sauce.