Shrimp with Peas and Ham

Name: Shrimp with Peas and Ham (靑豆蝦仁)
Yield: It serves 2 to 4 as a main course.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 egg white, beaten well but not frothy; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tablespoon cornstarch; 2 teaspoons sesame oil; 2 tablespoons oil; 1½ teaspoons salt; 1 quarter -sized slice peeled ginger, minced; ½ cup finely cubed cooked Smithfield ham; 2 cups oil; 1 pound very small shrimp or TT shrimp; 1 cup frozen or fresh peas

靑豆蝦仁

Preparation info

It serves
2 to 4
as a main course.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

A delicate stir-fried dish of dainty ingredients—the pinkish-white shrimp fluffy, the green peas firm, and the red ham very tasty. With nothing to turn watery or limp, this is a good dish for a buffet.

Ingredients

1 pound very small shrimp or TT shrimp
2 cups oil
1

Asia
China
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Velveting the shrimp

Rinse, dry, and shell the shrimp (if using frozen TT shrimp, thaw, rinse, and dry thoroughly). Put them in a bowl, season with 1 tablespoon sherry, then add the egg white and cornstarch, and mix well. Add 1