Stir-Fried Lover’s Shrimp

Name: Stir-Fried Lover’s Shrimp (Yuan yang hsia ien)
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; 4 oz. green vegetable (spinach or boiled broccoli); 4 oz. green vegetable (spinach or boiled broccoli); 20 pieces of scallion (½” long); 4 oz. green vegetable (spinach or boiled broccoli); 1-¼ pounds peeled fresh shrimp; 2 cups oil; 3 tablespoons tomato catsup; 1-½ tablespoon cornstarch; 1 egg white; 1 tablespoon wine; 30 slices of ginger (½” square); ½ teaspoon sesame oil; ½ teaspoon salt

Yuan yang hsia ien

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pei-Mei’s Chinese Cookbook

By Fu Pei-Mei

Published 1969

About

Ingredients

1-¼ pounds peeled fresh shrimp
4 oz. green vegetable (spinach or boiled broccoli)

Asia
Taiwan
Dinner
Fish course
Pescatarian

Method

Clean the shrimp with a little salt and rinse with water. Then pat dry. Marinate in 1 egg white, 1-½ tablespoon of cornstarch, and ¼ teaspoon of salt for half a hour, (the longer, the bette).
Fry the green vegetable in frying pan with a little oil and salt for a few seconds. Remove and put in the center of the platter.
Heat 2 cups of oil in frying pan