Sesame Shrimp Balls are the most delicious seafood appetizer! Baked until crispy and dipped into a garlic lemon aioli. Serve these shrimp balls for appetizers or for dinner!
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Ingredients
- 1 pound shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 egg white
- 2 scallions, chopped (green part and half of the white)
- 1 cup panko bread crumbs
- 2 tablespoons black sesame seeds
- Roasted Garlic Aioli
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Make sure your oven is really clean before cranking it up!
- Combine all the ingredients for the shrimp bites into a food processor. Pulse 3 or 4 times until well mixed but still slightly chunky.
- Mix the panko and sesame seeds together in a bowl.
- Roll the shrimp mixture into balls the size of golf balls then roll into the panko/sesame mixture until totally coated.
- Place on a baking sheet and repeat with the remaining shrimp mixture until you have about 24 shrimp balls.
- Bake for 15 minutes until the centers are firm and cooked through.
- Serve the shrimp bites with garlic aioli on the side for dipping.
- Category: Appetizers
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
