Shrimp and cashew stir-fry

Yield: 4 servings

Measure Ingredient
1 pounds Medium sized shrimp uncook
⅓ cup Dry roasted cashews
3 tablespoons Peanut oil
1 medium Onion, slivered
½ cup Celery sliced
6 ounces Mushrooms sliced
1 \N Clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoons Soy sauce
¼ cup Chicken stock
2 cups Shredded fresh spinach
¼ pounds Pea pods
\N \N Cooked brown rice

1) Shell and devein the shrimp, set aside.

2) Stir cashews in heated oil in a large frying pan until they give off a nutlike aroma and begin to brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and reserve. To same oil add onion and celery. Cook, stirring occasionally, over medium-high heat until onions are translucent, about 3 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until they become brown. Mix in garlic and shrimp, stirring until shrimp turn pink.

3) Mix cornstarch smoothly with soy sauce and chicken stock. To shrimp mixture add the spinach and peas sit 30 seconds. Mix in cornstarch mixture, stirring just until thicken. Taste, add salt, if needed.

Sprinkle with reserved cashews. 4) Serve shrimp over brown rice.

Submitted By VERNON PHIPPS On 09-13-95

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