Banh tom chien – shrimp fritters

Ingredients :

• 300 g of pink shrimp
• 1 egg
• 150 g of flour
• 2 tablespoon of cooking oil
• 1 teaspoon of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon of glutamate
• ½ teaspoon of salt and pepper
• 15 cl water

Preparation :

Shell shrimp, leaving tails, then made ​​a slight nicks on the back of the shrimp and remove the black vein.

To prepare the dough break the egg into a bowl, add salt, pepper, the baking powder and mix with a spatula.

Pour the flour as you mix again then add water, beat the dough for 3 minutes.

Heat the cooking oil until it is hot, dip a shrimp one after another in the dough, leaving the tail and fry for 3 minutes, until that they are golden brown.

Drain on paper towels.

Serve the shrimps fritters hot with sweet and sour sauce or spicy according to your preference.

Tips : you can eat as an appetizer or snack.