Free Chinese Recipes

Ingredients

• 450 g/1 lb peeled shrimps
• 10 ml/2 teaspoons salt
• 22 ml/1 1/2 tbsp corn flour
• 1 egg white
• 15 ml/1 tbsp vegetable oil
• 37 ml/2 1/2 tbsp lard (use oil if not available)
• 450 g/1 lb green peas (fresh or frozen)
• 45 ml/3 tbsp small button mushrooms
• 45 ml/3 tbsp finely chopped smoked ham
• 30 ml/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 30 ml/2 tbsp dry sherry
• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar
• 30 ml/3 tbsp stock
• pepper to taste

Serve 6-8

** Free Chinese Recipes **

Method:

1. Rub the shrimps with the salt and corn flour. Wet them with the egg-white, add the oil and toss them together.

2. Heat the lard in a large frying pan. Add the shrimps and stir-fry over a high heat for 1 minute, remove and keep hot. Quickly add the peas and all the other ingredients into the pan.

3. Stir-fry over a high heat for 2 minutes. Return the shrimps to the pan, and stir-fry them together for 1 minute. Serve immediately on a well-heated dish.

Note: This is a comparatively simple recipe, quick to cook, and almost invariably a success.