Chinese Vegetables Recipes - Fried Celery Recipe

Ingredients

• 6-7 tablespoons celery

• 1 clove garlic

• 1 slice fresh ginger

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

• pinch each salt, sugar and Ve-Tsin (M.S.G.)

• 2-3 shakes white pepper

• 1/2 teaspoon ginger sherry

• 1/4 pint (U.S. 5/8 cup) hot chicken stock

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Method:

1. For this dish, use the inner stalks (but not the heart) of celery. Cut the stalks diagonally into 1-inch strips. Crush the garlic and ginger.

2. Heat the oil in a frying-pan, cook the garlic and ginger in it until golden brown and then discard them.

3. Add to the pan the celery, seasonings, sherry and stock and cook for 5-6 minutes. The stock should almost disappear. The celery will be cooked but still crisp. Turn into a heated dish and serve.