Description
Learn how to make delicious Vietnamese Style Shrimp Fritters with Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce! Perfect for a flavorful and crispy appetizer.
Ingredients
- Shrimp, peeled and deveined – 1 pound (454 g) (450 grams)
- All-purpose flour – 1 cup (240 ml) (120 grams)
- Cornstarch – 1/4 cup (60 ml) (30 grams)
- Baking powder – 1 teaspoon (5 ml) (5 grams)
- Salt – 1/2 teaspoon (3 ml) (3 grams)
- Ground black pepper – 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) (1 gram)
- Chili powder – 1/4 teaspoon (1 ml) (1 gram)
- Water – 3/4 cup (180 ml) (180 milliliters)
- Green onions, finely chopped – 2 (30 grams)
- Carrot, grated – 1 medium (70 grams)
- Garlic, minced – 2 cloves (6 grams)
- Vegetable oil, for frying – 2 cups (480 ml) (480 milliliters)
- Nuoc Cham Dipping Sauce:
- Fish sauce – 1/4 cup (60 ml) (60 milliliters)
- Lime juice – 1/4 cup (60 ml) (60 milliliters)
- Sugar – 2 tablespoons (30 ml) (25 grams)
- Water – 2 tablespoons (30 ml) (30 milliliters)
- Garlic, minced – 1 clove (3 grams)
- Red chili, finely chopped – 1 (5 grams)
- Carrot, julienned – 1 small (50 grams)
Instructions
- Prepare the Nuoc Cham dipping sauce by combining fish sauce, lime juice, sugar, and water in a small bowl.
- Add minced garlic, chopped red chili, and julienned carrot to the sauce.
- Stir the sauce until the sugar is completely dissolved and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all-purpose flour, cornstarch, baking powder, salt, ground black pepper, and chili powder.
- Gradually add water to the dry ingredients, stirring to form a smooth batter.
- Add the peeled and deveined shrimp to the batter, mixing to coat them evenly.
- Fold in the finely chopped green onions, grated carrot, and minced garlic.
- Heat vegetable oil in a deep frying pan or pot over medium-high heat until hot.
- Carefully drop spoonfuls of the shrimp batter into the hot oil, ensuring not to overcrowd the pan.
- Fry the fritters for 3-4 minutes on each side or until golden brown and crispy.
- Remove the fritters from the oil and drain on a plate lined with paper towels.
- Repeat the frying process with the remaining batter.
- Serve the shrimp fritters hot with the prepared Nuoc Cham dipping sauce on the side.
