Easy Chinese Shrimp Toast Baked with Sesame Seeds

shrimp toast triangles on a table with sauces

Easy Chinese Shrimp Toast Baked with Sesame Seeds

Course: Appetizer

Cuisine: Chinese

Prep Time: 8

Cook Time: 7

Total Time: 15

Servings: people

Calories: 198kcal

Author: Aleka Shunk

Cost: $6

This shrimp toast recipe is the perfect finger food to serve your guests! Packed with tons of flavor and a crunchy texture, your guests will want multiples of this popular Chinese appetizer!

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Ingredients

4 slices White Bread
4 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Sesame Seeds, Black and White
¼ cup Sweet chili sauce (store-bought)

Shrimp Paste

12 raw Large Shrimp, Peeled and Deveined
¼ Small Yellow Onion (2 tablespoon minced)
1 teaspoon Sesame Oil
1 Scallion, roughly chopped
¼ teaspoon Salt
⅛ teaspoon Pepper

Spicy Mayo

¼ cup Mayonaisse
1 ½ tablespoon Sriracha
¼ teaspoon Sugar

Instructions

If baking these, pre-heat your oven to 350°F.
Add shrimp paste ingredients to a food processor and pulse until fully combined, about 30 seconds.
For baking:
Melt your butter in a small bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds. Using a brush, generously brush one side of each slide of bread with the melted butter.
Flip over and spread shrimp paste, edge to edge, onto the un-buttered side of each slice of bread. Sprinkle sesame seeds over shrimp paste or place seeds on a plate and press each slice into the seeds.
Pour the rest of the melted butter onto a baking sheet and place bread slices shrimp side down so the other side also absorbs some butter.
Bake for 7-8 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked through and the toast is golden brown. (You don't need to flip your toasts.)
For skillet frying:
Spread shrimp paste, edge to edge, onto one side of each toast. Sprinkle sesame seeds over shrimp paste or place seeds on a plate and press each slice into the seeds.
Add ¾ of the melted butter to your skillet set over medium high heat. Place shrimp toasts shrimp side down in the skillet and cook for 3-5 minutes or until the shrimp is cooked through and has turned light pink. Then flip toasts over and add remaining melted butter. Remove when non-shrimp side is golden brown and crispy.
Trim the crust on each shrimp toast (optional) and cut each on a diagonal so you have two triangles per slice.
Garnish with more scallions and serve hot alone or with sauces on the side.
Spicy Mayo: Mix ingredients together in a small bowl.

Notes

*Tips

You can use oil instead of butter but the butter gives the shrimp toast more flavor.

Frying your toasts in a skillet will make them super crispy.

You can cut your crusts off your bread before you spread the shrimp paste if you prefer, however I like the clean cut look you get when you trim your crusts after cooking the toasts.

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