Stir-fried fresh squid and vegetables

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 pounds Fresh squid
½ cup Bamboo shoots
½ cup Celery
½ cup Dried onion
¼ pounds Snow peas
⅓ cup Stock
½ teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Water
3 tablespoons Oil
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Clean squid and cut in 1-inch squares.

2. Slice bamboo shoots, celery and dried onion. Stem and blanch snow peas.

3. In one cup, combine stock, sugar and soy sauce; in another, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste.

4. Heat oil. Add salt, then squid; stir-fry to coat with oil (about 1 minute).

5. Add sliced vegetables and stir-fry ½ minute more.

6. Add stock-sugar mixture and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, over medium heat until vegetables are nearly done (2 to 3 minutes).

7. Stir in blanched snow peas to heat through. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .

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