Shrimp Balls

by Nilo

Rating: 1 ★

Shrimp Balls
Ingredients
  • • 1/2 kilo fresh alamang
  • • 1 tablespoon salt
  • • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • • 2 eggs, slightly beaten
  • • 1/3 cup finely chopped green onions
  • • 2 teaspoons finely chopped siling labuyo (optional)
  • • oil for frying
  • • Sweet and Sour Sauce:
  • • 1/4 cup vinegar
  • • 1/2 cup sugar
  • • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • • 1/3 cup catsup
  • • 1 cup water
  • • 3 tablespoons oil
  • • 1/2 cup sliced carrots
  • • 1/2 cup diced carrots red bell pepper
  • • 1 thumb-size ginger, cut into strips
  • • 1/4 cups sliced sweet pickles
  • • 3 stalks leeks, cut into 1 inch pieces
  • • 2 tablespoons cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water
Instructions
  1. Wash and clean alamang. Drain very well then add the rest of the ingredients. Heat oil in a saucepan. Shape the shrimp mixture into balls then drop into the hot oil. Fry until brown.
  2. Prepare Sauce: Combine vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, catsup and water. In a saucepan, heat oil and stir-fry vegetables for 2 minutes. Pour in vinegar mixture. Boil for 1 minute then thicken with dissolved cornstarch. Season to taste. Serve with shrimp balls.