Oriental Snow Peas With Shrimp Recipe | Asian Recipes
How to prepare "oriental snow peas with shrimp"
oriental snow peas with shrimp
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 clove garlic, minced or pressed
1 pound medium size raw shrimp, shelled and de-veined
1 1/2 cups snow or sugar peas or 1 package frozen
chinese pea pods, thawed and drained
1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and thinly sliced
3 scallions (including tops), thinly sliced
prepare cooking sauce and set aside.
place a wok over high heat; when wok is hot, add oil. when oil is hot, add garlic and shrimp and stir fry for about 1 minute. add pea pods and stir fry for about 3 minutes (30 seconds if using frozen pea pods). add water chestnuts and onions; stir to mix. stir cooking sauce and add; stir until sauce boils and thickens and shrimp turn pink.
serves 4.
cooking sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
2 tablespoons soy sauce 2 tablespoons dry sherry
1/2 cup regular chicken broth
stir together cornstarch and ginger. stir in soy sauce, sherry and chicken broth.
