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Japanese style fried shrimp served on a bed of shredded cabbage being picked up with a pair of chopsticks.
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Ebi Fry

Learn how to make delicious Ebi Fry, traditional Japanese fried shrimp, at home with this easy recipe. Perfectly crispy and flavorful, it's a must-try for Japanese cuisine enthusiasts.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Keyword ebi fry, Japanese fried shrimp
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 1
Calories 744kcal

Ingredients

Shrimp Crust

  • 1/2 lbs Shrimp tail on
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/2 Cup Cabbage shredded
  • 1 Cup Flour
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1/3 Cup Panko

Sauce

  • 4 tbsp Kewpie Mayo can sub with regular mayo but will alter taste
  • 1 tsp Sweetener your preferred sweetener
  • 1 tsp Dijon Mustard
  • 1/8 tsp Salt
  • 1/8 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 Stalk Green Onion

Instructions

  • Gather all the ingredients.
    Ingredients for ebi fry.
  • Peel and prepare shrimp as needed (keep tail on) and pat dry with a paper towel. Once dried, lightly sprinkle black pepper on both sides.
    Dried shrimp.
  • Shred cabbage with a shredder and transfer to a serving plate.
    Shredded cabbage.
  • Finely chop green onions and set aside.
    Chopped green onions.
  • In a small mixing bowl, combine Kewpie mayo, sweetener, Dijon mustard, a pinch of salt and pepper and mix well. Transfer sauce to a serving bowl and top with green onions.
    Tartar sauce.
  • Fill 1 mixing bowl with flour, 1 mixing bowl with beaten eggs, 1 mixing bowl with panko.
    Panko crust ingredients.
  • Dip and coat each shrimp in the following order: flour > eggs > panko and transfer to a holding plate.
    Panko coated shrimp.
  • Add oil to cooking vessel and bring oil up to 350F. Once the oil is ready, set the heat to medium and carefully place shrimp inside. Cook until crust is golden brown, about 45-60 seconds per side.
    Panko coated shrimp being deep fried.
  • Transfer to a drying rack. Once dried, transfer fried shrimp onto the bed of cabbage and serve with tartar dipping sauce.

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Nutrition

Calories: 744kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 83g | Fat: 41g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 569mg | Sodium: 1131mg | Potassium: 657mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 320IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 3mg