Stir-fried shrimp with almonds

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Almond meats
½ pounds Shrimp
2 slices Fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
½ teaspoon Salt
1 Or
2 Celery stalks
1 Clove garlic
1 teaspoon Soy sauce
1 teaspoon Sherry
2 tablespoons Water
2 tablespoons Oil
1 dash Pepper

Directions

1. Blanch and toast almonds.

2. Shell, devein, and butterfly shrimp. (Leave tail segments intact.) 3. Mince ginger root; then add to shrimp, along with cornstarch and salt.

Toss to coat.

4. Mince celery; crush garlic. Combine soy sauce, sherry and water.

5. Heat oil. Brown garlic and discard. Add shrimp, stir-fry until pinkish (about 2 minutes).

6. Add minced celery and pepper; stir-fry 2 minutes more. Quickly stir in soy-sherry mixture and stir-fry another minute. Garnish with almonds and serve at once. VARIATION: For the almonds, substitute walnuts.

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

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