Stir-fried shrimp and lettuce

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Shrimp
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 Or
3 slices Fresh ginger root
1 Head lettuce
1 Clove garlic
2 tablespoons Oil
½ teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Stock

Directions

1. Shell and devein shrimp. Add cornstarch and toss to coat. Mince ginger root and sprinkle over shrimp.

2. Shred lettuce coarsely. Crush garlic.

3. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic; stir-fry to brown lightly. Add shrimp and stir-fry until pinkish (about 2 minutes).

4. Add lettuce; stir-fry to soften slightly (about 1 minute more).

5. Stir in stock and heat quickly. 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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