Mary's Recipe of the Day: Smashed Shrimp Dumplings | The Good Stuff with Mary Berg

wheat starch

🥗Healthier: rice flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Rice flour is gluten-free and can be more affordable.

shrimp

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: tofu

Tofu is a plant-based protein that is budget-friendly.

Thaw 400 grams of raw shrimp in cold water.

Chop half of the shrimp and add it to a food processor.

Add 3 chopped green onions, 2 minced cloves of garlic, and 1-2 tablespoons of minced ginger to the food processor.

Season the mixture with salt and pepper.

Pulse the food processor until the shrimp mixture is finely minced.

Transfer the minced shrimp mixture to a bowl with the remaining chopped shrimp.

Add 2 teaspoons of sesame oil to the bowl.

Add 2 teaspoons of corn starch to the bowl.

Add 0.5 teaspoons of sugar to the bowl and mix everything together.

Separate the egg white from the yolk and beat the egg white until foamy.

Add the beaten egg white to the shrimp mixture and mix well.

Refrigerate the shrimp mixture for 20-30 minutes to firm up.

Heat a pan over medium to medium-high heat and add neutral oil.

Scoop 1-2 tablespoons of the shrimp mixture into the pan to form small mounds.

Place a wonton wrapper on top of each mound and gently press down to flatten.

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