I made this twice now and it's sooooo good! My boyfriend likes it and doesn't even know it's low carb!!!

Judi's Shrimp Balls or Shrimp Toast without the Toast!
8 oz raw shrimp (peeled and deveined)
2 egg whites
1 t dry sherry
2 green onions (both green and white portions cut into 1" pieces)
1 clove garlic (small)
1 thin slice of ginger (peeled-about the size of a quarter)
1/2 c water chestnuts
1/2 t cornstarch (not really necessary-I omitted it)
1/2 t salt

In a food processor, add green onions, garlic and ginger, process till coarsely chopped
add water chestnuts, egg whites, sherry, salt and cornstarch (if using-only 1 carb) and process till coarsely chopped
add shrimp, process till a "coarse" paste forms. I like some texture to the shrimp.

Heat some frying oil (I use Crisco) to 350
I measure out about a tablespoon full size ball and deep fry till brown.

Use soy sauce as a dipping sauce OR I like Chinese style hot mustard (1/3 C ground dry mustard mixed with 1/3 C boiling water and 1 T olive oil)

Enjoy!

Judi

Judi, this sounds great! I think I will try it for dinner tonight. Thanks

Oh I have been wanting some chinese food. These sound great! Thanks!

I just had some leftover shrimp balls for lunch, hard to believe they are low carb!

BTW-You're welcome!!! Enjoy!

I'm gonna figure out how to make a low carb "duck" sauce to go with these and then i'll post it....

I LOVE shrimp toast. I am currently marinating the shrimp I do have already for another recipe but will have to get more to try this in the coming week!

Hi, Judi B. This recipe sounds terrific. I'm wondering if you have ever come up with that "low-carb Duck sauce" recipe?

--Mike
(Fellow Virginian - Fauquier County)

I made this tonight for my dinner (looking for non-meat dishes for Fridays in Lent) - I've never had shrimp toast or shrimp balls, so I have no basis for comparison...but they were pretty good. I haven't eaten much ginger or green onions in the last year, so I was a bit startled by the taste at first - but it grew on me rapidly. And yes, they are good cold too.

I put the recipe in MyPlan - and with a total recipe carb count of 7.42 net carbs...and I got 29 shrimp balls out of it...that's about .26 carbs per ball (exclusive of any soy sauce or mustard, etc. that you might eat with them.) I thought they tasted fine without soy sauce, but with a touch of soy on each one, I definitely got a more 'oriental food' experience.

Ok...I'll confess...I ate the whole batch this evening. I will just have to make them again!

Highly recommended!!!