How to Make Crispy Seafood Youtiao for Any Occasion | Singapore Zi Char Recipe

Crispy Seafood Youtiao is a delightful dish that pairs light, crunchy Chinese dough sticks with a savoury seafood filling for a texture contrast that is both satisfying and addictive. In this video, we will show you how to achieve perfectly crisp youtiao while keeping the seafood juicy and flavourful, using simple ingredients and an easy, reliable method suitable for home cooking. This recipe works beautifully as a party snack, festive dish or sharing platter and delivers bold flavour with minimal effort. Try making this dish at home, and happy cooking.

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Serves 4 - 5 (in a multi-dish meal)

Ingredients

For the seafood paste
140g (4.9oz) squid body, cut into small pieces (approx. 240g (8.5oz) including the head – reserve the head for another dish)
120g (4.2oz) peeled and deveined prawns (approx. 230g (8.1oz) if weighing with shells)
1 tsp salt
A few dashes of white pepper
2 tbsp plain flour
1 egg white

To assemble
2 youtiao (Chinese fried dough sticks)
Toasted sesame seeds