Ginger Shrimp With Snow Peas And Water Chestnuts Food

STIR-FRIED SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND GINGER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, stir salt into water until dissolved. Add shrimp, and set aside 5 minutes. Rinse shrimps, and dry on paper towels.
• In a small bowl, mix together broth, rice wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar, and pepper. Set aside.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet or wok over high heat. Cook shrimp, turning constantly, until pink on all sides, about 1 minute. Stir in garlic, ginger, and 2 teaspoons oil. Stir in snow peas, chives, and 1/4 teaspoon salt; stir-fry 1 minute more.
• Stir broth mixture into skillet, and continue cooking until sauce thickens. Serve immediately.

STIR-FRIED SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Toss shrimp with salt, add wine or sherry and marinate for at least 20 minutes or up to 3 hours.
• Drain shrimp; reserve marinade.
• Heat large skillet or wok over high heat; add oil.
• Add ginger & crushed red pepper, stir-fry until fragrant, and add shrimp.
• Stir-fry until shrimp are mostly opaque (2 to 4 minutes, depending on size).
• Add snow peas and water chestnuts; stir-fry until just heated through.
• Add reserved marinade, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture.
• Bring to a boil and cook until liquid thickens.
• Serve immediately, accompanied by steamed rice.

SHRIMP IN GINGER BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat butter over medium high heat in a heavy skillet until foam subsides, then saute ginger and garlic for about 30 seconds.
• Pat shrimp dry and season with salt. Add to ginger and saute 2 minutes.
• Add sherry and saute 1-2 minutes more or until shrimp are just cooked through.
• Remove from heat and stir in cilantro. Season with additional salt and pepper if desired and serve.

HONEY GINGER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil and red pepper flakes in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onions, garlic, ginger and honey; cook and stir until fragrant. Add the shrimp, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring as needed, until shrimp are pink and opaque. Serve immediately.

STIR-FRIED SHRIMP WITH SNOW PEAS AND GINGER

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine 2 cups cold water and 1 tablespoon salt, stirring until salt is dissolved. Add shrimp, and let stand five minutes. Rinse shrimp under cold running water, and set to dry on paper towels. With more towels, pat shrimp dry.
• In a bowl, combine broth, wine, soy sauce, cornstarch, sugar and pepper.
• Heat a wok over high heat. To test heat flick a few drops of water into wok. When water vaporizes within 2 seconds, wok is hot. Swirl in 1 tablespoon oil around sides of wok. Add shrimp, spreading them in a single layer, so they have contact with hot metal. Stir-fry for 2-3 minutes or just until pink, tossing them with a wok shovel or spatula. Add remaining 2 teaspoons oil, garlic and ginger, and stir-fry 5 seconds. Add snow peas and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and stir-fry 1 minute more.
• Stir cornstarch mixture, swirl it in around sides of wok, and bring to a boil. Stir-fry just until shrimp are cooked through and sauce has thickened, about 30 seconds more. Stir in scallions, and serve immediately.

CHINESE TAKE-OUT SHRIMP WITH GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat oil in wok or large skillet until very hot. Cook and stir garlic and ginger in the hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add the water chestnuts, snow peas, mushrooms, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and shrimp to the pan. Cook, stirring, until shrimp turns pink, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Combine the chicken broth, rice vinegar, fish sauce, and dry sherry in a small bowl. Pour into the shrimp mixture; cook and stir briefly to combine. Combine the cornstarch and water and stir into the wok. Stir until sauce has thickened, about 2 minutes.

SNOW PEAS WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• Wash fresh snow peas if using; trim the ends and string.
• Defrost snow peas and dry on paper towels.
• Melt butter in a wok or lg skillet and add the peas, water chestnuts, garlic, salt, pepper and lemon juice.
• Cook over high heat, stirring, until veggies are tender crisp. Serve immediately.

SNOW PEAS WITH SHRIMP

Steps:

• Cover snow peas with boiling water and let stand for 1 minute.
• Drain well and plunge into ice water.
• Drain again.
• Remove stem and strings from peapods, carefully open with a toothpick.
• Combine shrimp with the mayo, green onion and lemon juice.
• Fill pods with the shrimp mixture.
• Chill and serve.

SHRIMP WITH WATER CHESTNUTS

Steps:

• In a bowl mix shrimp, garlic, onion, chestnuts and mushrooms.
• In a skillet in hot oil add shrimp mixture.
• Cook stirring constantly, until shrimp are pink and tender (about 3 minutes).
• In a bowl mix cornstarch and sherry.
• Stir until all is dissolved.
• Stir in sugar, salt, soy sauce and chicken broth.
• Pour mixture over shrimp.
• Cook, stirring constantly until slightly thickened.
• Serve over rice.

GRILLED GINGER SHRIMP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, except shrimp, in a medium bowl. Stir well to dissolve. Add shrimp and stir to coat. Cover and place in refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes, up to 2 hours.
• Put 3-5 shrimp per skewer, depending on size. Grill on lightly oiled hot grill until done - approximately 2 minutes per side. Large shrimp may not require skewers and be placed individually on the grill.
• Transfer to serving plate and serve hot or warm.

SNOW PEAS WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Put the oil in a 10- or 12-inch skillet, preferrably non-stick, over high heat. A minute later, add the ginger and peas and stir and toss occasionally, until they are lightly browned and their green color is vivid, about 2 minutes.
• Add the soy sauce and transfer to a platter. Add the sesame oil to the same pan and heat for about 10 seconds. Pour over the snow peas, season with salt and pepper, and serve immediately.