Stir-fried shrimp and lettuce
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| ½ | pounds | Shrimp |
| 1 | tablespoon | Cornstarch |
| 2 | Or | |
| 3 | slices | Fresh ginger root |
| 1 | Head lettuce | |
| 1 | Clove garlic | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Oil |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | cup | Stock |
Directions
1. Shell and devein shrimp. Add cornstarch and toss to coat. Mince ginger root and sprinkle over shrimp.
2. Shred lettuce coarsely. Crush garlic.
3. Heat oil. Add salt, then garlic; stir-fry to brown lightly. Add shrimp and stir-fry until pinkish (about 2 minutes).
4. Add lettuce; stir-fry to soften slightly (about 1 minute more).
5. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Serve at once.
From <The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook>, ISBN 0-517-65870-4. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .