Hot And Sour Shrimp

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 tablespoon sherry wine (or rice wine)
• 1 tablespoon peanut oil (or corn oil)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 lb medium shrimp, peeled and de-veined
• 1/4 lb snow peas, ends cut off and strings removed
• 1/2 lb carrot, peeled and sliced (1/8-inch rounds)
• 2 tablespoons chinese fermented black beans (with salt--do not use ones seasoned with 5-spice powder)
• 2 tablespoons chopped green onions
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon dried red pepper flakes
• 2/3 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons sherry wine
• 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 4 cups water
• 4 tablespoons peanut oil (or corn oil)
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch, disolved in
• 1 1/2 tablespoons chicken broth

Recipe

• 1 to make marinade: combine 1 tablespoon sherry (or rice wine), 1 tablespoon oil, egg and 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch in processor and mix until smooth and thick (under 1 minute).
• 2 transfer to medium bowl or mariniating dish.
• 3 add shrimp and toss.
• 4 cover and chill overnight or at least 8 hours.
• 5 cook snow peas in boiling water 5 seconds.
• 6 drain and rinse.
• 7 add snow peas to carrots and set aside.
• 8 in a small bowl combine black beans, chopped green onion, ginger, garlic and red pepper flakes and set aside.
• 9 combine sauce ingredients (chicken broth- soy sauce) and set aside.
• 10 in a small saucepan combine 4 cups water and 1 tablespoon oil and bring to simmer over medium-high heat.
• 11 add shrimp mixture to saucepan, cook 1 minute or until shrimp is partially cooked.
• 12 drain.
• 13 heat wok over high heat and add 3 tablespoons oil, swirling wok to coat pan with oil.
• 14 reduce heat to medium high.
• 15 heat until garlic foams when dropped in pan.
• 16 add black bean/ginger mixture to wok and stir for 10-15 seconds.
• 17 add carrots to wok, cooking for 15 seconds before adding snow peas.
• 18 toss gently and cook another 10 seconds.
• 19 add sauce to wok.
• 20 bring mixture to a simmer, stirring well.
• 21 cover wok and simmer 20 seconds.
• 22 add shrimp to wok, swirling and stirring to combine with other ingredients.
• 23 reduce heat to low.
• 24 add cornstarch mixture and cook for another 10-15 seconds or until mixture is thickened.