Stir-fry crab and oriental greens

2 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
1 bunch Baby bok choy
1 cup Crab meat, frozen
½ teaspoon Salt
2 cups Water
½ tablespoon Green onion, minced
½ tablespoon Ginger root, minced
½ tablespoon Cooking wine
1 cup Chicken broth
2 teaspoons Cornstarch
1 tablespoon Water
1 Egg white

Directions

Green Vegetable may be baby bok choy, gai lan, small butter bok choy. Cut vegetables into 4-inch lengths. Heat pan with 2 cups water and ½ teaspoon salt until boiling. Add greens and cook for 1 minute. Remove, drain, and arrange on serving platter. Heat wok and add 3 tablespoons oil. Heat until very hot. Add the minced green onion and ginger; stir-fry until fragrant.

Add the crab meat. Stir fry gently. Add the cooking wine and the chicken broth; bring to boiling. Mix cornstarch with 1 tablespoon water. Add to crab mixture and cook briefly, stirring, to thicken sauce. Beat the egg white until frothy. Add in a thin stream to crab mixture, stirring constantly to keep egg white from setting immediately. If desired, add 1 tablespoon oil for sheen. Remove from heat and pour over vegetable. Serve with hot steamed rice. If desired, scallops may be substituted for the crab meat.

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini

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