Stir-Fried Shrimp and Vegetables W/crisp Noodle

Categories: Seafood | China | Vegetables | Archived

Serves: 4 Servings

Ingredients:

2 oz Dried shitake mushrooms
Vegetable oil for frying
2 oz Bean thread vermicelli
1 tb Water
2 ts Cornstarch
2 ts Soy sauce
Red leaf lettuce leaves
2 ts Oriental sesame oil
2/3 c Bamboo shoots; drained and
-diced
1 Carrot; diced
1 Celery stalk; diced
1/4 Onion; minced
3/4 ts Chili oil
2 ts Garlic; minced
2 ts Fresh ginger; peeled, minced
8 oz Fresh shrimp; peel, devein,
-minced

Instructions:
Place mushrooms in bowl. Add enough hot water to cover. Let stand until
softened, about 30 minutes. Drain. Cut off stems. Dice mushroom caps. (Can
be prepared 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)
Heat oil in wok or large deep pot to 375 degrees. Add vermicelli in
batches and fry until crisp, about 2 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer
to paper towels and drian. (Can be made 1 hour ahead.)
Combine water, cornstarch and soy sauce in small bowl and stir to
dissolve cornstarch. Line platter with lettuce.
Heat sesame oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat. Add
mushrooms, bamboo shoots, carrot, celery and onion and stir-fry 2 minutes.
Transfer to bowl. Heat chili oil in same wok. Add minced garlic and ginger
and stir-fry 10 seconds. Add shrimp and stir-fry 20 seconds. Return
vegetable mixture to wok. Stir cornstarch mixture and add to wok. Stir
cornstarch mixture and add to wok. Stir-fry until sauce thickens slightly,
30seconds. Place vermicelli in center of platter. Top with shrimp mixture.

Formatted for MM by Pegg Seevers 11/01/94 Submitted By BETTY CROCKER'S
HAMBURGER COOKBOOK, CIRCA 1977.

File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mmdja006.zip

Previous: Stir-Fried Shrimp and Vegetables #2 | Next: Stir-Fried Shrimp Balls and Tomatoes