1 scallion, both green and white parts, finely chopped
1 narrow loaf French bread (baguette)
1 cup vegetable oil
Small bunch fresh flat leaf parsley
Instructions
Pulverize the
shrimp to a paste with a food processor or blender. Add the egg
white, cornstarch, salt, sugar, pepper, garlic and scallions and
stir well to combine.
Cut the French bread into slices 1/2 inch
thick. Spread the shrimp paste over one side of each slice. Decorate
each slice with a whole parsley "petal," stuck to the
shrimp paste.
Heat the oil in a frying pan to about 375 degrees
F. Drop in the bread slices, shrimp side down. Fry until the underside
is brown, then turn over and brown the other side. Remove from the
pan with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels to remove excess
fat.