Chicken and Shrimp Toast

 Shrimp toast is often found in Chinese dim sum restaurants. This dish can be found in different cuisines as well, and the ingredients are a little different in each country.  I will introduce this recipe as the taste of Vietnamese people always makes this dish as an appetizer or as a breakfast meal . This recipe is quite simple to make at home.  There are many recipes to make this shrimp toast. For this one, I want to share the easiest recipe for those of you who are single, especially when there are a lot of uneaten sandwiches in the kitchen. Other ingredients are also very easy to find. This recipe is easy and perfect for appetizers.

Ingredients:

4 slices of sandwich bread

1 oz. of ground chicken or turkey

2 oz. shrimp, shell removed

Seasoning ingredients:

1 tsp seasoning soy sauce

1 tsp minced garlic

1 tsp chopped cilantro

1 egg

1/2 tsp salt or to taste

1/4 tsp sugar 

1/4 tsp black pepper

1 tbs white sesame seeds

1 cup oil for frying

Directions:

Chop the shrimp well until smooth. Add ground chicken and egg with the rest of the seasoning and mix well.

Remove the crust from the sandwich slices and cut each of the sandwich slices in half.

Wet the sesame seeds in water for a few minutes. Then drain.

Spread the chicken and shrimp paste to cover the bread. Then dip in the wet sesame seeds.

In a medium nonstick or cast iron skillet, heat ⅛ inch of oil until shimmering. Fry the bread slices in the skillet, shrimp-side down first, until golden (about 2-3 minutes).

Use a spatula to carefully turn them over, and fry the other sides for about 1 minute. Transfer to paper towels to drain. Serve immediately!

Tips: 

Wet the sesame seeds to prevent them from burning.

You can use equal shrimps and chicken as your taste likes.

You can add 2 tsp cornstarch instead of egg.