Hot-And-Sour Shrimp Lo Mein

Hot-And-Sour Shrimp Lo Mein Ingredients

1 1/2 lb Medium shrimp	1 1/2 tb Fresh ginger root; minced
3 1/2 tb Corn oil	1 ts Sesame oil
1 md Red onion; thinly sliced	HOTANDSOUR SAUCE
2 1/2 tb Garlic; minced	1 1/2 c Chinese Chicken Broth; see
1 ts Hot chile paste	5 1/2 tb Soy sauce
1 1/2 c Waterchestnuts; canned,	2 tb Chinese rice wine OR sake
1/2 lb Snow peas	2 tb Sugar
1/2 lb Fettucine	2 tb Chinese black vinegar OR
GINGER MARINADE	1 ts Sesame oil
3 tb Chinese rice wine OR sake	1 ts Cornstarch

Instructions for Hot-And-Sour Shrimp Lo Mein

Peel, score down the back, devein, and rinse the shrimp. Mix together the Garlic Marinade ingredients. Mix together the Hot-and-Sour Sauce ingredienbts. Blanch the waterchestnuts in boiling water for 10 seconds, refresh in cold water, drain, and pat dry. Snap and string the snow peas. Cook noodles until just tender, rinse under cold water, and drain. In a bowl combine the shrimp with the Ginger Marinade, tossing lightly tro coat. Heat a wok or a heavy skillet over high heat. Add 2 T. of oil and heat until very hot but not smoking. Add the shrimp and toss lightly for about 1 1/2 minutes until they turn pink. Remove with a handled strainer or a slotted spoon and drain in a colander. Wipe out the wok. Reheat the wok over medium-high heat. Add the remaining oil and heat until hot, about 20 seconds. Add the onion, garlic, and chile paste and stir-fry until the onion is slightly softened, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes. Add the water chestnuts and snow peas, turn up the heat to high, and toss until heated through. Add the Hot-and-Sour Sauce and cook, stirring constantly to prevent lumps, until thickened, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the shrimp and noodles and mix gently. Transfer to a platter and serve immediately. Makes 6 servings. REG 4 shared by Karin Baumgardner, Issaquah, WA, USA [ksbaum@aol.com] Recipe by: Asian Noodles - Nina Simonds Posted to EAT-LF Digest by KSBAUM@aol.com on Feb 15, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

Main Ingredient: ShrimpCuisine: Asian

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