Do you want to add a little variety to your lunch or supper menu? Aside from fried shrimp meal options like stir-fried butter shrimp, a shrimp meatball recipe can be a good choice. Shrimp meatballs are not only delicious, but also high in nutrients due to the protein content of shrimp.
What are the ingredients of shrimp meatballs and how to create them? Read further in the discussion below.
Shrimp Meatball Ingredients
- 500 grams of Frosala peeled shrimp
- 50 grams of wheat flour
- 150 grams of cornstarch
- 1 egg
- 3 cloves of garlic, grated
- 1 spring onion, sliced
- 1 tsp of flavoring
- 2 tsp of pepper powder
- Iced water
- Salt
- Lime juice
How to Make Shrimp Meatballs
- Clean the shrimp thoroughly then marinate in lime juice and salt for 15 minutes.
- Place shrimp, wheat flour, cornstarch, grated garlic, egg, flavoring, pepper powder, and salt in a chopper, then chop until smooth.
- Add sliced spring onion into the mixture in the chopper and chop for a while.
- Shape mixture into meatball-sized balls. If the mixture is overly mushy and difficult to shape, add a bit of iced water.
- Boil water in a pan then add salt and flavoring.
- Place shrimp meatballs in the pan and wait until cooked.
- Once the shrimp meatballs are floating, turn off the heat and remove them.
- The shrimp meatballs are ready to serve.
How to Serve
You can enjoy shrimp meatballs with chili sauce and tomato sauce as the dipping. However, you can also combine them with vegetables in a warm soup. Besides improving the soup’s flavor, this option is also healthier.
Recipe Variations
As a variation, you can add grated carrot to the shrimp meatball mixture. This could serve as a menu option for your little ones who are still refusing to eat vegetables.
You can also add shrimp broth to the boiling water to enhance the meatballs’ flavor. It is very possible to make this broth by yourself using shrimp heads and shells.
This shrimp meatball recipe is even tastier if you use Frosala shrimp. Each Frosala shrimp is harvested from local, professional, and trusted farms. The shrimp are then processed with the same day freezing method, ensuring that they remain fresh and of great quality since harvested from the farm.
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