Lake Tung Ting Shrimp
- Ready In:
- 1hr
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 lb large shrimp
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 egg white
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch (plus more as necessary)
- 1⁄4 cup water (plus more as necessary)
- 1 cup broccoli floret
- 1⁄2 cup carrot, thinly sliced
- 1⁄2 cup snow peas or 1/2 cup regular peas
- 2 garlic cloves, mashed
- 2 slices fresh ginger, 1/4 inch thick
- 1⁄4 cup dry white wine
- 1⁄4 cup minced scallion
- 2 teaspoons peanut oil
- sesame oil (to taste)
directions
- Peel and devein the shrimp, reserving the shells for later use.
- Mix sherry, soy sauce, cornstarch, egg white (?) and 1/4 cup water.
- Marinate shrimp in above mixture for about 1/2 hour.
- Meahwhile, put shrimp shells in a small saucepan, add water to just cover, simmer uncovered for about 1/2 hour allowing the water to reduce.
- Heat 1 tsp of the peanut oil in a wok or large frying pan, stir-fry the vegetables until just crisp, and remove from pan.
- Add remaining peanut oil, garlic and ginger to pan and cook just until fragrant.
- Add shrimp mixture and stir-fry for a few seconds, then add white wine and shrimp shell broth and cook for a couple of minutes until liquid reduces.
- Return the vegetables to the pan. Thicken the sauce if necessary, using a mixture of another tsp of cornstarch and 2 Tbsp of water - you may not need to add all of this cornstarch/water mixture, add some, cook gently, and adjust according to taste.
- When sauce is glossy and of desired thickness, turn out onto a warm plate and garnish with scallions and sesame oil.
- Serve over rice.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
lortle
Canada