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Szechuan Shrimp With Peppers

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Date Added:	February 29, 2008
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Serves:	4
Prep. Time:	0:00
Category:	Main Dish, Seafood / Shellfish

Ingredients:

1     pound         uncooked large shrimp
2     tablespoons   dry Sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons   minced peeled ginger
2                   garlic cloves
1/2   teaspoon      dried crushed red pepper
1/2   cup           canned low-salt chicken broth
2     teaspoons     cornstarch
1 1/2 tablespoons   soy sauce
1     tablespoon    Asian chili-garlic sauce
1     teaspoon      sugar
1     tablespoon    peanut oil
1                   red bell pepper
                    diamond-shaped pieces
6                   green onions
                    Cooked rice

Directions: one line for each direction. When saved the lines will be numbered.

Combine first 5 ingredients in large bowl; toss to coat. Cover; let stand 30 minutes.
Combine broth and cornstarch in small bowl; stir to dissolve cornstarch. Combine soy sauce, chili-garlic sauce and sugar in another small bowl.
Heat oil in wok or heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bell pepper and stir-fry until slightly softened, about 4 minutes. Add shrimp mixture; stir-fry 2 minutes. Add onions; stir-fry until shrimp are pink, 30 seconds. Mix in soy sauce mixture. Add cornstarch mixture. Cook until thickened, about 1 minute. Transfer to bowl; serve with rice.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Comments: Nixon's re-establishment of relations with China led Americans to discover, among other things, that there was more to Chinese cooking than the Cantonese dishes we had all grown up with.

Notes:
Recipe from the article "The 20th Century In Food: 1970s"

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Added On: February 29, 2008

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