ELECTRIC KITCHEN

HECO Pork and shrimp fill these fried bundles.

Cooking with community

"The Electric Kitchen" airing in the second half of May features state Sen. Ron Menor with "My Community Recipes."

"Electric Kitchen" airs 9:30 a.m. Sunday, 8:30 p.m. Monday, 5 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday on Oceanic Cable Channel 16. It also airs on Maui at 8:30 p.m. Thursday on Calabash Channel 44 (52 in Lahaina) and on the Big Island at 5 p.m. Monday and 5:30 p.m. Wednesday on Na Leo O Hawaii Channel 55 in Hilo and Kona.

Here is a recipe from the show, contributed to Menor by Snuffy Bolosan. All the recipes, as well as an archive of recipes dating to 1995, are available at the Hawaiian Electric Co. Web site, www.heco.com.

Shrimp and Pork Roll

1 pound large fresh shrimp
Salad oil for deep-frying
1/2 pound ground pork
1/2 cup minced water chestnuts
1/4 cup minced green onion
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon sherry
1/4 teaspoon oyster sauce
2 eggs, beaten
1-1/2 cups panko

Shell and clean shrimp. Slit the bottoms. Heat oil to 350 degrees.

In a bowl, combine pork, water chestnuts, green onion and seasonings; mix well. Stuff 1 tablespoon pork mixture in each shrimp cavity. Dip in eggs and dredge in panko. Fry until golden brown, 2 to 4 minutes or until pork filling is cooked; drain. Serves 4 to 6.

Nutritional information unavailable.

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