Chinese Shrimp in Chinese Lobster Sauce

Categories: Main dish | Chinese

Serves: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

--------------------------------INGREDIENTS--------------------------------
1 lb Jumbo shrimp (21-25 per;
-pound)
1 tb Fermented black beans
2 Garlic cloves; minced
1 Quarter-sized slice fresh;
-ginger, peeled, minc
1 tb Shao Hsing rice wine; or dry
2 tb Peanut or corn oil
1/2 ts Salt
6 oz Ground pork butt
1 sm Onion; cut into 1-inch cube
1 Bell pepper; cut into 1-inch
1/2 ts Sugar
Big pinch white pepper
1/2 tb Light soy sauce
3/4 c Chicken stock
2 ts Cornstarch; blended with I
Water
1 lg Egg; lightly beaten
1 Green onion; chopped
1 ts Asian sesame oil

Instructions:
Serves SHRIMP IN CHINESE LOBSTER SAUCE INSTRUCTIONS:

Shell and de-vein the shrimp. Butterfly shrimp by slicing them down the
length of the back, stopping just above the tail. Rinse with cold water and
blot dry.

Cover the black beans with lukewarm water; let soak for 5 minutes. Drain.
Combine with the minced garlic and ginger; gently crush into a paste. Mix
in the wine; set aside.

Place a wok over medium-high heat. When hot, drizzle in half of the oil.
Add the shrimp and stir-fry until they begin to curl and turn bright
orange, about 1 minute. Remove to a dish and keep warm.

Reheat wok over medium heat; add remaining tablespoon of oil and the salt.
Add the black bean paste and saute a few seconds until it becomes aromatic.
Increase heat to medium-high. Add the pork and stir-fry until the morsels
are no longer pink, about 3 minutes.

Add onions, peppers, sugar, white pepper and soy sauce; toss together until
the vegetables begin to soften, about 1 minute. Add the stock and keep
tossing until it comes to a boil.

Stir the cornstarch mixture to recombine, then drizzle into the center of
the work, stirring constantly, until mixt--- TBBS v2.1/NM ! Origin:
G.A.D.M. 4-lines TBBS Hayward,CA.(510) 581-3019 (1:215/208)

Posted to EAT-L Digest 29 Sep 96

Date: Mon, 30 Sep 1996 16:46:07 -0500

From: LD Goss

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