Thai-Style Shrimp Cakes With Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce Recipe

we adore making shrimp cakes as a complete dinner—they're plenty inexpensive than crab cakes and paintings with a very good form of taste combos. here we miniaturize them down to party-appetizer length, combine them with some Thai flavors, and serve them with a tangy chili dip.

INGREDIENTS

• 2 medium garlic cloves, minced or grated
• Peanut or canola oil, for frying
• 1 recipe Sweet Chili Dipping Sauce (see note)
• 1 pound (500g) medium or large shrimp, shelled and de-veined
• 3 scallions, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon (15ml) mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons (20g) cornstarch
• 1 large egg white
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and minced
• Large handful fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems (plus extra for garnish)
• Finely grated zest of 1 lime
• Kosher salt
• 1/4 to 1/2 cup (100 to 200g) panko-style breadcrumbs

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Coarsely chop shrimp into half of-inch pieces. Set apart. Reserve some tablespoons of sliced scallion vegetables for serving.
2. combine garlic, jalapeño, closing scallions, cilantro, lime zest, and a big pinch of salt in the bowl of a food processor. Pulse till everything is finely minced. add half of of the shrimp, the mayo, the cornstarch, and the egg white. Pulse till the aggregate paperwork a rough paste, approximately five or 6 pulses. add the final shrimp and pulse two or three instances to mix the entirety. a number of the shrimp might be chunkier.
3. transfer the mixture to a bowl and add 1/4 cup of the panko breadcrumbs. Fold in with a spatula or your palms. The aggregate ought to be tender and have to just hold its form if you form a ball. If it’s too tender, upload more breadcrumbs a little at a time till a ball simply holds collectively. it will stiffen up greater whilst it receives cold. chill combination for at least 30 minutes and up to a day.
4. once chilled, use wet hands and a tablespoon (or portioning scoop) to form the combination into chunk-sized patties. transfer to a massive plate as you go. when all of the patties are fashioned, warmness a few tablespoons of oil in a large skillet over medium high warmth until shimmering. Fry patties in batches till golden brown and cooked through, turning once, 3 to four mins total.
5. Serve warm, scattered with cilantro and finely sliced scallions at the side of dipping sauce.