Vietnamese Fritters Recipe

                                                        RECIPES OF VIETNAM

Ingredients :

200 g

200 g

200 g

1/2 cup

1 cup

2 teaspoons

1/2 teaspoon

1/2 teaspoon

1 teaspoon

Raw shrimps

Can crab meat

Potatoes

Self-raising flour

Coconut milk

Fish sauce

Salt

Freshly ground black pepper

Sugar

Cooking oil for shallow frying

Lettuce leaves, to serve

Fresh chopped mint leaves, to garnish

Vietnamese Dipping Sauce to serve

Method :

• Peel and de-vein the shrimps. Finely chop the meat.

• Drain the crab meat. Finely grate the potatoes, squeezing out as much water as possible.

• Place the shrimp meat, crab meat, potato, flour, coconut milk, fish sauce, salt, pepper and sugar in a large bowl and combine well.

• Heat the oil in a frying pan or wok until hot; cook tablespoons of the mixture, about 3 at a time, tossing gently until golden brown.

• Drain the fritters on paper towels.

• Arrange the fritters on a bed of lettuce leaves and garnish with mint leaves.

• Serve with the Vietnamese Dipping Sauce.