Green Peas in Crabmeat Sauce

Name: Green Peas in Crabmeat Sauce (青豆蟹粉)
Yield: Serves 2 to 4.
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh or frozen crabmeat; 1 tablespoon dry sherry; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chicken stock; 1 tablespoon cornstarch dissolved in 2 tablespoons water with 1 tablespoon oil; 1 ten-ounce package frozen large peas, thoroughly defrosted, or fresh peas; 1 small whole scallion, finely chopped; 3 tablespoons oil; 2 quarter -sized slices peeled ginger, minced

青豆蟹粉

Preparation info

Serves
2 to 4
.

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Key to Chinese Cooking

By Irene Kuo

Published 1977

About

This is a beautiful, glazed-sauce dish of pinkish or white crabmeat laced with bright-green peas. It has a delicate taste.

Ingredients

1 ten-ounce package frozen large peas, thoroughly defrosted, or fresh peas
3 tablespoons oil

Asia
China
Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Defrost the frozen peas and set them aside. If you use fresh ones, shell 2 pounds and parboil them in about 1½ cups of water in a small saucepan for 5 to 7 minutes until they are tender but still firm an