Description
Enjoy crispy Vietnamese Style Shrimp Fritters with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce! Try this easy recipe today for a flavorful treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled, deveined, and chopped into small pieces
- 1/2 cup rice flour
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup cold water
- 1 egg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 green onions, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped
- 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, chopped (optional)
- 1-2 small red chilies, finely chopped (optional)
- Vegetable oil for frying
- 3 tablespoons fish sauce
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 tablespoons lime juice, freshly squeezed
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1-2 small red chilies, finely chopped (optional)
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, optional for extra tang
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the rice flour, all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, and black pepper.
- In another bowl, whisk together the cold water, egg, green onions, cilantro, mint leaves (if using), and chopped red chilies (if using).
- Gradually add the dry ingredient mixture into the wet mixture while stirring until you achieve a smooth batter.
- Gently fold in the chopped shrimp into the batter until well combined.
- In a frying pan or deep fryer, heat about 1 inch of vegetable oil over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
- Using a slotted spoon or small ladle, drop spoonfuls of batter into the hot oil. Fry in batches until golden brown on both sides (about 3-4 minutes per side).
- Remove fritters from oil and drain on paper towels to remove excess oil.
- In a small bowl, combine fish sauce, sugar, lime juice, warm water, minced garlic, and red chilies (if using). Stir until sugar dissolves.
- Serve hot shrimp fritters with the Nuoc Cham dipping sauce on the side.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Vietnamese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 fritters (90g)
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 300mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 70mg