Stir-Fried Ginger Shrimp With Snow Peas

This is from a cookbook of mine titled "Seriously Simple". You can substitute chicken or flank steak for the shrimp and add any additional veggies that you prefer.

• Ready In: 25 mins
• Serves: 4-6

Ingredients

• Marinade

• 1  tablespoon cornstarch
• 2  teaspoons soy sauce
• 2  teaspoons  sesame oil
• 1  tablespoon  of minced fresh ginger
• 2  lbs large shrimp, shelled and deveined

• Sauce

• 1⁄4 cup dry sherry or 1⁄4 cup  shaoxing rice wine
• 2  tablespoons soy sauce
• 2  teaspoons sugar
• 2  scallions, white and light green parts only, thinly sliced
• 1⁄4 cup water

• Stir-fry set up

• 3  tablespoons  peanut oil
• 1⁄2 lb snow peas, cleaned
• 2  tablespoons  of minced fresh ginger
• 1  dash  chili oil
•  steamed white rice

Directions

1. Combine marinade ingredients together, stir to blend. Add shrimp, toss to coat and refrigerate for 10 minute.
2. In a small bowl, combine all sauce ingredients and stir to blend. Set aside.
3. In a wok or large skillet, heat peanut oil over high heat. Add marinated shrimp, snow peas and 1 tablespoon of the minced ginger. Toss rapidly every 15-20 seconds, for 1-2 minutes or until shrimp are evenly pink.
4. Add the sauce, the remaining 1 tablespoon of ginger and chili oil. Cook another minute or two or until the sauce is slightly thickened. Serve immediately over steamed rice.