Stir-fried shrimp balls and tomatoes

8 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 Dried black mushrooms
1 pounds Shrimp
½ Clove garlic
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
½ teaspoon Sugar
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Egg (up to)
6 cups Water
2 larges Tomatoes
1 Green pepper
2 Celery stalks
4 Scallion stalks
1 Clove garlic
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
½ teaspoon Sugar
¼ cup Mushroom liquid
3 tablespoons Oil
½ teaspoon Salt

Directions

1. Soak dried mushrooms; reserve soaking liquid.

2. Shell and devein shrimp. Mince shrimp and garlic; then combine with cornstarch, sugar, soy sauce and salt. Beat egg; then blend in well. Form into walnut-size balls.

3. Bring water to a boil. Carefully drop in shrimp balls, a few at a time, and cook gently until they float (3 to 4 minutes). Drain, discarding liquid.

4. Meanwhile peel tomatoes and chop to a pulp. Dice pepper in 1-inch squares. Cut celery stalks and scallions in 1-inch sections. Crush remaining garlic. Slice soaked mushrooms.

5. Blend remaining cornstarch, soy sauce and sugar to a paste with the mushroom-soaking liquid.

6. Heat oil. Add remaining salt and garlic; stir-fry to brown lightly. Add green pepper, celery and mushrooms, and stir-fry a few times. Then cook, covered, 2 minutes over medium heat.

7. Add scallions and stir-fly until translucent (1 to 2 minutes more).

8. Add shrimp balls and tomato pulp; stir in to heat through.

9. Then stir in cornstarch mixture 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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