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Ebi Fry Recipe – 海老フライ (Fried Shrimp Japanese Style)

Posted By Damián On In recipe | 4 Comments

The ebi fry, Japanese breaded shrimp, have been the reason I was very disappointment with my favorite sushi restaurant of Grenoble. In this restaurant I used to order ebi fry almost always. However that changed the day I discovered that they same frozen ebi fry that are sold in the Asian food stores. I do not mind if they serve a premade and frozen product, but if I go to a Japanese restaurant it is not worth asking for something I can do exactly the same at home. Hoewever, I normally do not by them frozen, I use this recipe, instead. Especially since I have lots of panko, that is a story for another entry…  I have not stopped going to that restaurant because they serve sushi with a terrific salmon, but certainly I am no more ordering ebi fry.

Ebi Fry Recipe – 海老フライ (Fried Shrimp Japanese Style)



Personas: 4 Tiempo: Dificultad: Fácil

Ingredientes

  • 3 or 5 large shrimps per person, depending on whether you serve them as a starter or main course
  • Flour for coating
  • Egg
  • Panko
  • Sake (optional)
  • Potato starch (optional)
  • Salt
  • Frying oil

Elaboración

  1. Peel the shrimps leaving the end of the queue. Also remove the intestine (the black thread), pulling it out or pulling it with a stick from the back.
  2. Once peeled, mix the shrimps in a bowl with a tablespoon of potato starch.
  3. Rinse well with cold water and dry them with paper towels.
  4. Make a few cuts in the belly to remove the curve and make the to stay straight.
  5. Marinate the shrimps with a splash of sake for about 15 minutes.
  6. Roll the shrimps in flour, then in beaten egg and then panko.
  7. Roll them again in egg and panko.
  8. In a skillet, heat the oil.
  9. When the oil is hot (about 170°C) , fry shrimps in small batches for 2 to 3 minutes or until golden brown.
  10. Serve immediately.

 

Sugerencias, trucos y consejos

  • You can accompany them with a sidesalad or cabbage cut in julienne.
  • It is quite common to serve them with tartar sauce [1] or tonkatsu sauce , but they are also good with soy sauce, nems sauce or your favourite sauce…  even mayonnaise [2] goes well.
  • Use oil for frying, like sunflower oil.
  • You can see step by step how to clean shrimp here [3].

gambas [4] japonesa [5] panko [6]

Sources:  Cooking with Dog [7], Just One Cookbook [8][/recipehints]