Stir-fried shrimp w/chicken and vegetables

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ pounds Shrimp
½ cup Cooked chicken
½ cup Bamboo shoots
½ pounds Fresh mushrooms
¼ pounds Snow peas
1 Clove garlic
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
½ teaspoon Sugar
¼ cup Stock
2 tablespoons Oil
½ teaspoon Salt
½ cup Stock

Directions

1. Shell and devein shrimp. Slice cooked chicken thin, also bamboo shoots and fresh mushrooms. Stem and string snow peas. Crush garlic.

2. Blend cornstarch, sugar and cold stock to a paste.

3. Heat oil; add garlic and stir-fry to brown lightly. Add shrimp and stir-fry 1 minute.

4. Add bamboo shoots and mushrooms; stir-fry until mushrooms begin to soften (2 to 3 minutes).

5. Stir in chicken, salt and remaining stock. Heat quickly; then cook, covered, 2 minutes over medium heat.

6. Add snow peas; cook, stirring, 1 minute more.

7. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken, and serve at once. VARIATION: For the snow peas, substitute 1 cup bean sprouts, blanched.

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

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