STIR-FRIED SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND GINGER

STIR-FRIED SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND GINGER image

Yield 3-4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

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1 lb. or more large shrimp
1 cup snow peas, cut on diagonal if large
1/3 cup chicken stock
1 T seasoned rice vinegar
(or use 2 1/2 tsp. rice vinegar and 1/2 tsp. sugar or Splenda)
2 tsp. soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
pinch white pepper
1-2 T vegetable oil or peanut oil
2 tsp. grated fresh ginger root (use a microplane grater if you have one)
2 T finely minced garlic
2 whole garlic cloves and 2 slices ginger (for seasoning the oil)

Steps:

Clean and peel shrimp; remove tails. Cut tips off snow peas and cut larger ones on the diagonal. Grate ginger root and mince garlic. Set aside. Mix chicken stock, rice vinegar, soy sauce, cornstarch or arrowroot starch, and white pepper and wisk together. Heat oil over med heat in wok or large frying pan. Sautee several pieces of fresh garlic and ginger for about a minute to season the oil, then discard pieces. (Do not burn garlic!) Turn heat up to high. Add shrimp and stir fry 1-2 minutes (larger shrimp take longer), until shrimp are barely starting to turn opaque. Add garlic, ginger and snow peas and cook about 1 minute. Add sauce mixture and cook until mixture thickens, not more than 2-3 minutes. Serve immediately.