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Philippine shrimp fritters

Philippine shrimp fritters

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These lightly coated Filipino shrimp become crispy when fried. Serve them with a sweet and sour sauce, or a sauce with a hint of spice.

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Recipe from Urbano, Yivan000 (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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These Filipino shrimp are coated in a light batter and then deep-fried until crispy. They are typically served with a simple, sweet and sour sauce.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time15 min
  • Resting15 min
  • Total55 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodfrying
  • Estimated cost$11.18 $2.80 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Low lactose

Ingredients

4 people

Shrimp

  • $9.36
  • $0.02

Dough

  • $0.35
  • $0.04
  • $0.25
  • $0.01
  • $0.43

Sweet and sour sauce

  • $0.00
  • $0.12
  • $0.58
  • $0.01
  • $0.01

Prices from US supermarkets for 10 of 12 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Remove the shells from the shrimp, but keep the tails. ≈ 2 min
  2. Make an incision on the back to remove the black mesh. ≈ 3 min
  3. Make a small incision in the belly of the shrimp so that they don’t curl up during frying.
  4. Marinate them in salt and calamansi juice.
  5. Mix the egg and cold water, then add the yeast, flour, and salt. Mix well. ≈ 4 min
  6. Place the shrimp in the batter, then fry them in hot oil until they are crispy.
  7. Prepare the sauce: in a small saucepan, bring the water, sugar, ketchup, hot sauce, and salt to a boil.
  8. Mix with the slurry, then serve with the shrimp. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Philippine shrimp fritters

  • 500 g of large prawns$9.36
  • ½ cup of salt$0.02
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten$0.35
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of baking powder$0.04
  • 190 g of flour$0.25
  • 1/4 cup of salt$0.01
  • 250 ml of frying oil paint$0.43
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar$0.00
  • 2 tablespoons of ketchup$0.12
  • 1½ tablespoons of hot sauce$0.58
  • 1/4 cup of salt$0.01
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a little water$0.01

Total$11.18

that's $2.80 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 500 g of large prawns
  • ½ cup of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of calamansi juice (or lime juice)
  • 1 egg, lightly beaten
  • 250 ml of cold water
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons of baking powder
  • 190 g of flour
  • 1/4 cup of salt
  • 250 ml of frying oil paint
  • 250 ml of water
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of ketchup
  • 1½ tablespoons of hot sauce
  • 1/4 cup of salt
  • 1 tablespoon of cornstarch mixed with a little water

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