Ebi Mayo is a fantastic appetizer that is extremely easy to make, delicious, but strangely, very hard to find in American cities I’ve visited. Considering that, this is a great dish to show off to friends who may have never heard of it before. Please let me know if you have seen or eaten it in your city!
Yield: 2 servings
Time: 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 12 ebi (shrimp or prawns), peeled and deveined
Spices
- 1/4 cup Japanese sake
- 5 tbsp katakuriko (or corn starch)
- Cooking oil
Spices (for sauce)
- 3 tbsp Japanese mayonnaise, such as Kewpie
- 1 tbsp milk
- 2 tsp catsup
- 2 tsp honey (or sugar)
Preparation
- Marinate peeled and deveined shrimp in sake for 2-3 minutes
- Dredge shrimp in katakuriko and fry in pan with about 1/4″ oil until cooked and golden brown (about 2 mins per side). Remove and transfer to paper towel. Pat to remove excess oil
- Mix spices for sauce together, coat shrimp with mixture and serve
arigatou ne… ebi mayo hayaku tsukuritai na… tabitai desu.
Many many thanks for your awesome website. I live in Japan married to a Kyoto man and really enjoy cooking and your website is so helpful now that I am putting all my efforts into learning japanese food and wanting to serve him things he is used to. Thanks!
Mmmm after my exams I’ll definitely try your recipe out ! Also, I live in Sydney, and there’s a Japanese Restaurant called “Kasumi Izakaya” that serves a delicious ebi mayo :)
I’ve been to Sydney for a couple days! It’s a very nice city! Let us know how you like the recipes…. ebi mayo is one of my favorite izakaya dishes.
Hi Mai-chan! I love your website! My Okasan was a fantastic Japanese cook, but unfortunately she never had recipes for her delicious dishes…I would have to watch her and write it all down. Your website is a blessing! I’m excited to try this ebi recipe and thrilled to find a Subuta recipe that looks close to my Okasan’s version. Arigato Gozaimasu from Denver, Colorado!
Ebi mayo is really popular in Vancouver, BC (Canada). Great website, by the way ;)
Thanks, Geraldine! I’ve been there before but I don’t think I had the ebi mayo. Thanks for the tip!
Excellent Recipe! Tried it and it came out tasting exactly like what you can get at a restaurant! Thank you!
There is a small Chinese buffet restaurant near where I live that also has some Japanese dishes too. As I was looking at all the food I could choose for lunch today, I was so surprised to see that one of the serving containers was filled with Ebi Mayo! So I got a little bit to eat with my lunch.
This restaurant is in Minneapolis, Minnesota (United States).
There is a restaurant in Winfield, BC(Canada) that serves spicy ebi mayo. it is delicious! I order it every time I go.
had this dish in hawaii w/ fish roe it was also spicy