Thai Style Deep Fried Shrimp Cake

INGREDIENTS:

• Shrimp　100 g (3 oz.)

• Onion　1/6 bulb

• Green beans　6 pods

• Salt a dash

• White fish (paste) 100 g (3 oz.)

• Cooking oil as needed

• Shrimp crackers 6

(A)

• Curry powder 1 Tbsp

• Egg white from 1 egg

• Starch 1 Tbsp

(B)

• Del Monte tomato ketchup 1 Tbsp

• Duo Ban Jiang (Chinese chili bean paste) as desired

• Soy Sauce 1 tsp

• Water 2 tsp

STEPS:

1. Remove the shells and tails from the shrimp. Then devein and hit them with the side of a knife or cleaver.

2. Chop the onion, then quickly boil the green beans in salted water and finely chop them.

3. Put the white fish paste in a bowl, mix with the shrimp (1), and season with (A). Add the vegetables (2) and stir together well.

4. Fry the shrimp crackers in moderately heated oil.

5. Next, use a spoon to put balls of (3) into the oil, and fry until they become golden brown and are cooked through.

6. Mix (B) together to make the sauce. Place the shrimp crackers and deep-fried shrimp cakes on a plate and serve with the sauce.