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Thai Shrimp Cakes

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Servings 15 patties

Ingredients

Shrimp Cakes

  • 8 oz shrimp peeled and deveined
  • 2 tbsp red curry paste
  • 2 tbsp coconut milk
  • 2 tsp fish sauce
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tbsp rice flour
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • ½ tsp grated ginger
  • 4 oz water chestnuts fine diced
  • 2 tbsp Thai basil roughly chopped
  • 1 tbsp green onion chopped
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil divided

To Serve

  • ¼ cup sweet chili sauce
  • 1 lime

Instructions

  1. Blend the shrimp in a blender or food processor, mincing by hand works as well. The shrimp just needs to become a chunky paste.
  2. Mix shrimp paste with curry paste, coconut milk, fish sauce, egg, rice flour, honey, and grated ginger until well combined in a small bowl.
  3. Lastly mix in the water chestnuts, basil, and green onion until well combined.
  4. Heat up a medium sized pan to medium low. Add 1 tsp of avocado oil at a time (add more as needed between batches). Spoon shrimp mixture into the pan in small dollops. Cook each patty for about 2 minutes on each side.
  5. Serve with wedges of limes and the sweet chili sauce.