Striker Chef's Cheese Menbosha

Name: Striker Chef's Cheese Menbosha
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 4 slices bread; 15-20 frozen shrimp; 2 slices cheddar cheese; 3 scallions; 1 egg white; pinch of salt; pinch of pepper; 1 tbsp potato starch; 1 tbsp cooking oil (for batter); cooking oil for frying, as needed; 1 tbsp peanut butter; 2 tbsp sweet chili sauce

A unique menbosha with crispy bread and chewy shrimp, plus savory melted cheese in between

🙋 Recommended for

⭐ Those who want to make menbosha that is crispy outside and moist inside, rivaling professional Chinese restaurants at home
⭐ Those who want to make a special fusion dish for children's snacks or beer accompaniment

25 min Difficulty Normal Meat & mains

Main ingredients 🥩

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Tags 🏷️

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Detailed recipeQuick recipe

Ingredients needed 🛒2 servings

4 slices bread
15-20 frozen shrimp
2 slices cheddar cheese
3 scallions
1 egg white
pinch of salt
pinch of pepper
1 tbsp potato starch
1 tbsp cooking oil (for batter)
cooking oil for frying, as needed
1 tbsp peanut butter
2 tbsp sweet chili sauce

Recipe 🍳

Trim the crusts from the bread and cut each slice into 4 equal squares. Cut straight to avoid crushing the bread.
Separate the white and green parts of the scallions and chop; set aside the green parts for the sauce.
Thaw the shrimp and pat completely dry with paper towels. Mash with the back of a knife, then coarsely chop to keep texture.
In a bowl, combine the chopped shrimp with egg white, chopped white scallion parts, a pinch of salt, a pinch of pepper, and potato starch. Knead well.
Once the mixture comes together, add 1 tbsp cooking oil and mix thoroughly to blend moisture and oil.
Fold a piece of cheese small and place it in the center of a portion of shrimp mixture. Roll into a ball.
Place a shrimp-cheese ball on one piece of bread, cover with another piece, and press gently from top and bottom to adhere evenly.
Mix peanut butter and sweet chili sauce in a 1:2 ratio, then add the chopped green scallion parts to make the special sauce.
Pour enough oil into a pan and heat to 150-160°C. Add the menbosha and begin frying at this low temperature.
Fry, turning occasionally, until both sides of the bread and shrimp are evenly golden brown. Remove and drain on a rack to finish.

Cut bread into squares; pat shrimp dry and chop with knife back.
Mix shrimp with egg white, scallions, starch, salt, pepper, and oil to make batter.
Place cheese in shrimp batter, shape into balls, and sandwich between bread slices.
Mix peanut butter, chili sauce, and scallions to make sauce.
Fry menbosha in 150-160°C oil until golden on both sides, then drain.

Cooking tips 💡

Adding a little oil at the end of the shrimp batter helps control consistency and makes the coating crispier as oil releases during frying.
If frying at high temperature, the bread burns easily; always start at around 150°C for gentle cooking through.
After frying, do not stack the menbosha; stand them upright to cool so air circulates and maintains crispiness.

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