Stir Fried Shrimp with Bean Sprouts Recipe

Ingredients : Serves 4-6

2 tablespoons

250 g

250 g

12-18

2

2 tablespoons

1 clove

1/2 teaspoon

2 teaspoons

1 teaspoon

1 tablespoon

1 tablespoon

Dried wood fungus

Shrimps

Fresh bean sprouts

Snow peas

Celery stalks

Oil

Garlic, crushed

Finely grated fresh ginger

cornstarch

Sugar

Light soy Sauce

Chinese wine or dry sherry

• Soak wood fungus in hot water for 10 minutes. It will swell and soften.

• Trim off any gritty pieces from the wood fungus.

• Shell and de-vein the shrimps.

• Wash bean sprouts and drain. If the tails are long and straggly, pinch them off.

• Remove stems and strings from snow peas.

• Slice celery thinly in diagonal slices.

• Heat oil in a wok.

• Add garlic and ginger and stir for 10 seconds, then add the sliced celery and stir fry on high heat for 2 minutes.

• Add bean sprouts and fry for 1 minute longer or until vegetables are tender but still crisp.

• Remove from the pan.

• Add very little more oil to wok and stir fry the shrimps until they turn pink.

• Add snow peas and stir fry for 30-40 seconds.

• Return other vegetables, heat through, then move food to side of pan, thicken liquid with the cornstarch mixed with the sugar, soy sauce and wine, and serve immediately.