Description
Crispy Shrimp Toast Delight introduces a classic Cantonese appetizer with golden-brown triangles packed with succulent seafood. Fragrant sesame seeds and delicate herbs elevate this simple street snack, promising an irresistible bite you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb (454 g) shrimp, peeled, deveined, and minced
- 4 oz (113 g) cream cheese, cut into small cubes
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese, shaved
- ¼ cup Fontina cheese, shaved
- 1 small French baguette, sliced into ½ inch thick pieces
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ small onion, finely chopped
- 1 stalk celery, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 green onion, thinly sliced
- ¼ to ½ tsp Cajun seasoning
- ¼ tsp freshly cracked black pepper
- ¼ tsp crushed red pepper
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Toast Preparation: Position oven rack near top and broil bread slices until golden-brown, flipping once to ensure even coloration and crisp texture.
- Shrimp Mixture Sauté: Heat olive oil in skillet over medium temperature, combine shrimp, onion, and celery. Stir continuously while cooking to prevent burning and achieve uniform consistency.
- Seasoning Enhancement: Integrate garlic, Cajun seasoning, and black pepper into skillet, allowing flavors to meld and intensify through gentle stirring.
- Cheese Incorporation: Reduce skillet heat, fold cream cheese, Parmesan, and Fontina into shrimp mixture until smooth and fully integrated. Adjust seasoning with kosher salt and pepper for balanced flavor profile.
- Assembly Stage: Spread shrimp-cheese mixture evenly across toasted bread slices, ensuring complete coverage and uniform distribution.
- Zesty Finishing: Sprinkle crushed red pepper flakes over prepared toasts for subtle heat and visual appeal.
- Final Baking: Transfer toasts to 400-degree oven, bake 8-10 minutes until topping becomes caramelized and slightly bubbling.
- Garnish and Serve: Remove from oven and garnish with freshly sliced green onions, presenting a vibrant and appetizing final product.
Notes
- Toast Perfection: Broil bread at low temperature to prevent burning and achieve a delicate golden-brown color, watching closely to avoid charring.
- Shrimp Sauté Technique: Use medium heat and continuously stir ingredients to ensure even cooking, preventing sticking and creating uniform flavor distribution.
- Cheese Melting Mastery: Lower skillet temperature when adding cheeses to promote smooth melting and prevent separation or graininess.
- Flavor Balancing Act: Taste and adjust seasonings gradually, allowing each ingredient to blend harmoniously and develop a rich, complex taste profile.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Asian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 450 mg
- Fat: 18 g
- Saturated Fat: 8 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 16 g
- Cholesterol: 120 mg