Stir-fried fresh squid w/mushrooms

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 Or
4 Dried black mushrooms
1 pounds Fresh squid
1 cup Spanish onion
2 slices Fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
2 tablespoons Sherry
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
3 tablespoons Water (up to)
3 tablespoons Oil
1½ tablespoon Oil
½ cup Stock
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Soak dried mushrooms.

2. Clean squid and cut in 2-inch pieces. Slice onion and soaked mushrooms.

3. Mince ginger root; then combine in a cup with soy sauce and sherry. In another cup, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste.

4. Heat oil. Add squid and stir-fry to coat with oil (about 1 minute).

5. Add ginger-soy mixture; stir-fry 1 to 2 minutes more. Remove squid from pan.

6. Heat remaining oil. Add sliced onion and mushrooms; stir-fry until onion is translucent. Then return squid.

7. Add stock and salt and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, 2 minutes over medium heat. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken and 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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