Shrimp and mushrooms in spicy black bean oyster sauce
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Medium-size dried Chinese black mushrooms; (about 1 ounce) | |
| ; or dried shiitakemushrooms | ||
| 1½ | cup | Hot water |
| 1 | pounds | Large uncooked shrimp; peeled, deveined |
| 1 | tablespoon | Dry Sherry or dry white wine |
| 2 | tablespoons | Cornstarch |
| 2 | tablespoons | Oyster sauce |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Salted black beans |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Minced garlic |
| 1½ | tablespoon | Minced peeled fresh ginger |
| 1 | tablespoon | Minced seeded red or green chili; (such as serrano |
| ; orjalapeno) | ||
| 2 | Green onions; finely chopped | |
| ¼ | cup | Plus 2 tablespoons peanut oil |
| Freshly cooked rice | ||
Directions
Soak mushrooms in 1½ cups hot water in medium bowl until softened, about 20 minutes. Drain mushrooms, reserving 1 cup soaking liquid. Squeeze out excess moisture. Cut off stems and discard. Cut caps in half. Toss mushrooms, shrimp, Sherry and 1 tablespoons cornstarch together in medium bowl to coat evenly. Let stand 15 minutes.
Whisk 1 cup reserved mushroom soaking liquid, oyster sauce, remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch and sugar in small bowl until cornstarch dissolves.
Cover black beans with hot water and soak 1 minute. Drain beans and chop finely. Combine beans in small bowl with garlic, ginger, chili and half of green onions.
Heat ¼ cup oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat. Add shrimp mixture and stir-fry until shrimp curl and turn pink, about 2 minutes. Pour content of wok into sieve to drain shrimp.
Line platter with cooked rice. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil in same wok over high heat. Stir-fry black bean mixture until fragrant, about 1 minute. Return shrimp mixture to wok. Stir mushroom liquid mixture and add to wok. Cook until sauce thickens and begins to boil, stirring constantly, about 1 minute. Spoon contents of wok over rice on platter.
Garnish with remaining green onions and serve.
Serves 4.
Bon Appetit April 1991
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