Chinese Seafood Recipes - Eel with Celery Recipe

Ingredients

• 350 g/12 oz eel

• 6 stalks celery

• 30 ml/2 tbsp groundnut (peanut) oil

• 2 spring onions (scallions), chopped

• 1 slice ginger root, minced

• 30 ml/2 tbsp water

• 5 ml/1 tsp sugar

• 5 ml/1 tsp rice wine or dry sherry

• 5 ml/1 tsp soy sauce

• freshly ground pepper

• 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

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Method:

1. Skin and cut the eel into strips. Cut the celery into strips. Heat the oil and fry the spring onions and ginger for 30 seconds.

2. Add the eel and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add the celery and stir-fry for 30 seconds. Add half the water, the sugar, wine or sherry, soy sauce and pepper.

3. Bring to the boil and simmer for a few minutes until the celery is just tender but still crisp and the liquid has reduced. Serve sprinkled with parsley.