Parboiled noodles w/stir-fried crabmeat

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
½-(up to)
1poundsNoodles
1poundsCrabmeat
4slicesFresh ginger root
2Scallion stalks
1tablespoonCornstarch
3tablespoonsWater (up to)
3tablespoonsOil or lard
½teaspoonSalt (up to)
2tablespoonsSherry
Vinegar

Directions

1. Parboil noodles as in "Parboiled Noodles #1/#2" and keep warm.

2. Pick over and flake crabmeat. Slice ginger root. Cut scallion stalks in ½-inch sections. Blend cornstarch and cold any of the garnis 3. Heat oil. Add scallions and ginger root; stir-fry a few times. Add crabmeat, salt and sherry and stir-fry to heat through (about 2 minutes).

4. Stir in cornstarch paste to thicken; then pour crabmeat mixture over noodles. Serve, either sprinkled with vinegar to taste, or with a dip dish of vinegar on the side.

From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .