These Vietnamese shrimp and sweet potato fritters, or bánh tôm chiên khoai lang are a bit of a labor of love. But with a little bit of effort, the delicate, crispy fritters made with thinly sliced sweet potato topped with garlicky shrimp will be a showstopper wherever it's served.
Course Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine Asian, Vietnamese
Keyword Seafood, Shrimp
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 1 hourhour30 minutesminutes
Servings 5
Calories 485kcal
Ingredients
For the Shrimp
1lbshrimp
1shallotminced
3clovesgarlicminced
1tablespoonfish sauce
¼teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonblack pepper
For the sweet potatoes
3sweet potatoes
1cup all-purpose flour
1cuprice flour
½cupcornstarch
1teaspoonsalt
1tsp black pepper
1teaspoonbaking powder
2eggs
½cupcold water
cooking oil
Instructions
Peel and devein your shrimp. I used shrimp with the heads on for a prettier appearance, but you can use any shrimp.
Add the minced shallot, garlic, salt, pepper and fish sauce to the shrimp. Combine and let the shrimp marinate while you prepare the potatoes.
Peel and slice the potatoes into ¼ inch strips, about 2-3 inches long.
Whisk together rice flour, all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt and pepper until well combined.
Add the egg and water to the flour and whisk the batter until it's just combined. It's ok if there are a few lumps.
Add the sweet potato strips to the batter and mix thoroughly until every piece of potato is coated.
Heat enough cooking oil in large, heavy-bottomed pot or cast iron skillet to fully submerge the fritters. The oil should be about 350° Fahrenheit. Arrange the coated sweet potatoes onto a ladle, large spoon or spider strainer, and then add one shrimp. Carefully slide the pile of potatoes and shrimp into the hot oil so that the contents of the ladle remain stuck together.
Remove the fritters when they are golden brown and the shrimp is no longer gray or translucent. Place them on a wire rack or on some paper towels to absorb the excess oil.
Serve with lettuce, herbs and fish sauce dipping sauce
Notes
Note: Calorie count and nutrition information are an estimate only.