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Last Updated on August 16, 2019 by Ed Joven
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How to cook Ukoy or Okoy
Ukoy or Okoy Recipe is a delicious dish that is very popular in the Philippines. It is easy to cook and very flavorful Filipino appetizer some also serve this as snacks. The traditional Okoy uses galapong (soaked glutinous rice flour) as the batter then they added spices such as onion, garlic, salt, and scallions.
This Okoy Recipe is prepared with whole small shrimps with head and shell on, mixed in flour, cornstarch and egg batter and deep-fried until crispy. Other places in the Philippines has created their variation of Okoy. Some instead of using sweet potato as the main ingredient others use squash, papaya, or togue.
Ukoy is even more delicious if you accompany it with vinegar dipping sauce. Aside from spiced vinegar (Sinamak), you can also dip Okoy in a garlic-flavored mayonnaise with ketchup. You can eat Okoy on its own or with white rice.
Okoy (shrimp fritters) is one of the many famous street foods in the Philippines. Ambulant vendors sell this Filipino snack in front of schools and commonly served during recess as merienda.
Today, in some Filipino restaurants and bars, you can now find Ukoy (shrimp fritters) as pulutan and pair it with beer or even as part of the main course.
Ukoy or Okoy Ingredients and Cooking Procedure:
Okoy Recipe
Ed Joven
Okoy crispy fritters are best with spiced vinegar for dipping. Usually served as an afternoon snack, or as an appetizer paired with a beer in some local restaurants.
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Prep Time 30 minutes mins
Cook Time 25 minutes mins
Total Time 55 minutes mins
Course Appetizer
Cuisine Filipino
Servings 3 people
Calories 320 kcal
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup medium sized shrimps heads and skin removed ( use the whole shrimp if you have small ones )
- 1 cup sweet potato Kamote , thinly sliced or grated
- 1/4 cup carrots grated or thinly sliced
- 1/8 cups green onions thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 egg beaten
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 tbsp. fish sauce
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- a dash of freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup oil for frying
Vinegar Dip:
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 2 tbsp. Patis or Fish sauce
- 2 birds eye chillies chopped
Instructions
Mix in a bowl the flour, corn starch, egg, garlic, water, fish sauce, and pepper. Make sure it’s free from lumps and set aside.
Wash and peel the sweet potato and carrots then grate it but in you do not have a grater, thinly slice as you can. Then slice the green onions.
Add thesweet potato, green onions, carrots and shrimp into the batter mixture and mix well.
In a frying pan, heat oil just enough to deep fry two Okoy fritters at a time.
Using a slotted spoon, scoop Vege-shrimp batter allowingexcess batter to drip off and place in a pan like mini pancakes, frying each side until crispy and lightly brown.
Once cooked, drain each Ukoy fritters on a paper towel to get rid excess oil.
Prepare the vinegar dip by mixing all ingredients and mix well, transfer in a small bowl, and serve warm.
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Nutrition
Serving: 250gCalories: 320kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 35gFat: 10gCholesterol: 70mgSodium: 250mgSugar: 2g
Keyword Appetizer recipe, Filipino Delicacy
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Okoy is a popular Filipino street food, it is a deep-fried Filipino snack with shrimp, and sweet potato. You can replace the shrimp with calamari or small fish like dilis (anchovies) or even shredded chicken.
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Jewel Mae
there are also a lot of other ingredients you can use other than shrimp if you wanna experiment like me haha. Although I’ve only tried using papaya, corn and dilis and they were all greatReply
Mmmm yum my favorite dish!! Thanks for sharing now I’m gonna make itReply
- Ryan Gonyo
this is my facorite. ma try nga mamaya… salamat po!Reply
- peter john kamacho
my wife tried this recipe and the result is awesomely delicious, we also made the Sinamak recipe and use it as our dipping sauce.. wow, they are a perfect combination.Reply
- jon jon tamaso
wow ito yung meryenda ko nung college, liit lang kasi ng allowance ko… brings back memories… ma try ngang lutuin… salamat sa recipe…Reply
- Winston
Masarap siya 👍..it’s easy to make!..can’t wait to cook this summer 😄Reply
- Clarisse
Perfect! Tried this and delicious???
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- noni delrosario
Thank you so much señor ed joven for the recipes, muy amable señor!!!
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