Belgian Shrimp Croquettes // Garnalenkroketjes

In Belgium, we call this "Garnalenkroketjes" and commonly filled with grey shrimp or North sea shrimp. They are easy to find in every fish shop or packed in the freezer at the supermarkt.

When I found the recipe I immediatelly wanted to try making it myself. But my hubby said why didn't I just buy it from the store. He said I would put myself in trouble and he wasn't so certain that the taste would be good too. But, as any other women in the world, off course I didn't listen to what he said.. so I still made it myself. When he saw the croquettes done, he wanted to taste the croquettes straight away off couse.. and the results, he put his thumbs up!!! Yaaaiiii, my first homemade Belgian shrimp croquettes were as delicious as from the package or even better. Here now I'm sharing it with you. It's very easy yet delicious.

Belgian shrimp croquettes

(Source: Smulweb)

Ingredients:
30 g butter
30 g flour
2 dl milk
1/2 dl cream
2 eggs
150 g North sea shrimp (any small shrimp will work)
pepper
1 dash of oil
breadcrumbs
frying oil

Directions:
1. Melt the butter and stir in the flour until a yellow paste.

2. Gradually add the milk and stirring well until a thick sauce.

3. Separate the eggs. Beat the yolks and add to the sauce. Stir in the shrimp and add the pepper.

4. Spread the masses and let cool. Form the croquettes.

5. Beat the egg whites separately with a dash of oil, rolling the rolls by the breadcrumbs, egg white and then the breadcrumbs. Press well and make sure that the wraps are everywhere covered.

6. Bake in the hot frying oil until brown and crispy.

**You can add chopped parsley in the masses too if you like.

Udang Masak Sereh // Lemongrass Shrimp

This is my entry for event Masak Bareng Yuuk which theme for this month is "Indonesian Food - Shrimp".

If you're googling for this recipe, you'll find many similar name. Everything is possible due to the ingredients are so simple, which is typical for asian dish, so almost everybody giving a similar name. The difference with mine is I use oyster sauce and gula jawa in the ingredients. A sweet spicy and fragrant shrimp dish for the whole family.


Lemongrass Shrimp

Ingredients:
1/2 kg shrimps, tail on, deveined
3 sticks lemongrass
1 teaspoon fresh galanga/laos
1 teaspoon coriander powder
1 clove garlic
2 shallots
2 lbs citrun leaves
1 tablespoon oystersauce
2 tablespoon citrun juice
1 tablespoon gula jawa
red chilies
leeks

Directions:
1. Cut the lemongrass, galanga, red chilies, garlic and sjallots in thin slices.
2. Heat the oil in the wok, stir fry the sjallots and garlic until fragrant.
3. Add the lemongrass, red chilies, coriander powder, galanga and citrus leaves in the wok. Stir fry until fragrant.
4. Then put in the shrimp, oystersauce, citrun juice and gula jawa, stirring until the shrimp colored.
5. Sprinkle richly with thin slices leeks and more red chilies if desired, stir all together again, ready to serve.

Hot & Spicy Shrimp

I dare you to eat this shrimp dish... it's super spicy! Definitely not for beginner... I warn you not to try this if you have weak stomach, otherwise you'll be on fire and having trouble non-stop going to the toilet... :D.

Ingredients:
1 kg shrimp/prawn, tail-on, deveined
3 sjallots, thin slices
3-4 tblsps sambal
1 stalk lemon grass
2 cm fresh ginger, thin slices
salt, sugar for seasoning

Directions:
1. Heat the oil in the wok, stir fry the sjallots until transparent.

2. Add the sambal ulek, ginger and lemon grass, stir fry until fragrant.

3. Add the shrimp, stir fry until the shrimp colored. Season with salt & sugar. If you like it more spicy, add with slices fresh red chillies.

4. Shrimp dish ready to serve.

Caramelized Shrimp

Cooking with wok is always the fastest way to prepare your meal. It is not only quick and easy, it is also very healthy if you use it correctly.

This time I try to prepare shrimp using caramel sauce from palm sugar. I am a seafood lover, eventhough I have a bad allergic reaction if I eat seafood. But no matter what I do love it.... when I eat it the medicine must be ready on my hand off-course... :o))

Ingredients:
25 gr palm sugar, grated
500 gr large shrimps
2 red chillies, fine-chopped
2 spring onions, fine-chopped
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1/2 tablespoon extra palm sugar
1 garlic, fine-chopped
ground pepper to season
coriander leafs (if you like it)

Methods:
1. Make the caramel sauce first. Heat the palm sugar with 3 tablespoons water until the sugar dissolved and continue cooking boiling until the sugar becomes dark brown.

2. In a wok, heat the oil. Add the garlic and stir-fry until fragrant.

3. Add the shrimps, chillies nd spring onions, stir-fry until the shrimps become pink.

4. Add the caramel sauce, fish sauce, extra palm sugar and season with ground pepper. Cook until the sauce thick and enough to coat the shrimps. Add with coriander leafs if you like it.