Sweet Potato Shrimp Cakes
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons fish sauce
- 3/4 pound (41-50 count) shrimp, shelled and deveined
- 2 large sweet potatoes (about 3 cups grated)
- 1/2 cup minced scallions
- 1/4 cup minced shallots
- 1 tablespoon minced serrano pepper
- 1 tablespoon minced ginger
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 1 egg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup peanut oil, for frying
- In a large bowl, combine the soy sauce and the fish sauce, then add in the shrimp.
- Cover the bowl and allow to marinate, in the refrigerator, while preparing sweet potatoes.
- Peel and grate sweet potatoes.
- With hands, squeeze excess moisture from potato if necessary.
- In a large bowl, combine the sweet potatoes and the remaining ingredients, except the flour, mixing well.
- Stir in the flour and mix to combine.
- Remove the shrimp from the marinade to a cutting board, then chop and fold into the sweet potato mixture.
- In a large heavy bottomed skillet, over medium-high heat, add 2 tablespoons of the peanut oil.
- Form cakes, as flat as possible and carefully add first batch to pan.
- Fry for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes on the first side and 1 minute on the second side.
- Remove to a serving platter and season with salt.
- Add remaining oil to the pan and cook the second batch.
- Serve immediately.
soy sauce, fish sauce, shrimp, sweet potatoes, scallions, shallots, serrano pepper, ginger, kosher salt, egg, flour
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/sweet-potato-shrimp-cakes-recipe.html (may not work)