You can taste all the hard work that goes in to making this warm shrimp spread on toast points. The toast may be crisp, but the shrimp spread will melt in your mouth.
Ingredients:
- 8 slices white bread, sliced thin
- 1 egg, separated
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 lb shrimp, deveined
- 2 tbs heavy cream
- 1 tbs vodka
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup water chesnuts, finely chopped
- 2 scallions, minced
- 3 tbs butter, melted
- 3 tbs water
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 250 degrees. Cut each slice of bread into 4 triangles. Bake on a baking sheet for 30 minutes, until it's dry but not brown. Meanwhile, lightly beat the egg white. Blot shrimp dry on paper towel and puree in a food processor. Add egg white, cream , vodka and salt. Blend until mixed. In a mixing bowl, combine shrimp mixture with water chestnuts and scallions. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees. Add 2 teaspoons of mixture on top of each bread triangle. Beat yolks and water together and brush over each shrimp triangle. Place on greased baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes or until cooked through.