Ingredients

  • Filling
  • 30 grams sesame seeds toasted, 2 T
  • ⅝ kilogram shrimp peel, devein
  • 3 green onions chopped
  • 3 teaspoons sesame oil
  • 3 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 3 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 1 ½ teaspoons fresh ginger root minced
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • For sticks
  • 15 phyllo pastry sheets, thawed
  • 165 grams butter, unsalted melted
  • 1 large egg lightly beaten
  • 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
  • kosher salt
  • Apricot Dipping Sauce
  • 160 grams apricot preserves 1/2 cup
  • 3 teaspoons water
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard
  • ¼ teaspoon fresh ginger root minced

Directions

1. Shrimp Filling: Pulse together all filling ingredients in a food processor until they form a coarse paste.
2. Make sticks: Preheat oven to 450*F, GM 8, 230*C. Cover phyllo with 2 overlapping sheets of plastic wrap and then a dampened kitchen towel. Put 1 phyllo sheet on a work surface, keeping remainder covered, and brush generously with butter. Stack 2 more phyllo sheets on top, generously buttering each.
3. Cut phyllo stack in half lengthwise, then arrange 1 half with a long side nearest you. With dampened fingers shape shrimp filling into a narrow rope along edge nearest you, then roll up paste tightly in phyllo to form a long thin roll. Continue with remaining phyllo sheets, butter and filling.
4. Lightly brush top of rolls with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds and salt. Cut each roll crosswise into 4 sticks and arrange, seam sides down, 1 inch apart on 2 large baking sheets. Bake sticks in upper and lower thirds of oven, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until phyllo is golden brown, about 15 minutes total.
5. Transfer sticks to a rack to cool slightly and serve warm with dipping sauce.
6. Shrimp sticks can be assembled, not coated and baked, 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
7. Apricot suace: Purée all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Sauce can be made 1 week ahead and chilled, covered.

Notes
Serving Ideas:Original makes 40 hors d'oeuvres (20 servings)


Categories
Appetizer, hot
Keywords
Appetizer, hot
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