Ukoy Recipe Sweet Potato
In a large pan heat about 2 inches of oil to a temperature of 350 f 170 c.
Ukoy recipe sweet potato. Thinly slice sweet potatoes and carrots into 3x planks use a mandoline if you have one then slice lengthwise into matchsticks. Mix until well blended. Prepare and heat the pan with enough cooking oil for deep frying.
Thinly slice sweet potatoes and carrots into 3x1 4 planks use a mandoline if you have one then slice lengthwise into matchsticks. 2 tsp fish sauce patis 2 tsp salt. In a bowl whisk the egg cornstarch annatto flour water fish sauce salt and pepper until smooth and homogenous.
Add 1 cup shrimps and grated sweet potato in the mixture and lightly stir to distribute. Press it down with a spatula to flatten similar to a pancake. Ukoy filipino shrimp fritters.
Don t worry if the batter looks very runny mine did too. Place in a medium bowl and toss with a few pinches of salt. Add the squash shallots and scallion to the mixture and mix.
Stir in annatto achuete powder to the mixture and mix well until color is evenly distributed. Add the shrimps and sweet potato. Heat oil in a skillet or frying pan over medium high heat.
1 c chopped green onions about 2 small bunches. When the oil is ready hot scoop out around 2 to 3 tablespoons of shrimp mixture and carefully drop them in the middle of the pan. Place in a medium bowl and toss with a few pinches of salt.