A tasty ukoy dish made from grated green papaya and fresh small shrimps. The usual ukoy is made from toge and shrimps and I think substituting it with other kinds of vegetable like the unripe green papaya is a better choice specially if toge is not available.
Papaya Ukoy with Shrimp Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 medium sized Papaya, shredded
- 1/4 kilo of prawns
- 1 onion sliced
- 1/2 cup of flour
- 1 egg
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 tsp. of salt
- Cooking oil for deep frying
Cooking Procedure:
- Mix flour, egg, salt and water in a bowl then add the shredded papaya and mix it well.
- Get your deep frying pan and pour the cooking oil. Let it heat up well. Get a small saucer and place about two to three spoonful of your papaya and flour mixture. Flatten the mixture with the back of a spoon to have a nice round shape of about an inch thickness. Decorate the top with a prawn, from the saucer slide the mixture gently on your hot oil and cook both sides until golden brown. Be careful, don’t splatter it.
Now to prepare a vinegar dip:
Get a cup of Vinegar (any kind but preferably sukang puti or according to your likeness), chopped some chilis, ground garlic, salt and pepper.
Looking for other Lutong Bahay Recipes to try on? Feel free to check out our ulam recipes, desserts recipes and snacks recipes.
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