For the month of 9/1/1999
Chinese Food Pyramid

Combination Foods:
Red Rice - Steaming glutinous rice with Red Beans (Meat and Grain)
Bean Curd Stick and Gluten Balls (Meat and Grain)
Stir Fried Shrimp
Eat it as a main dish..
Part 1
1/2 pound raw, shelled shrimp
1 teaspoon cooking wine or sherry
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/3 egg white
3/4 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup oil for frying
Part 2
1/2 cup diced brown onion
1/2 cup diced carrot
1/4 cup diced btton mushroom
1/4 cup pre-cooked green peas
Part 3
1/3 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cornstarch
dash of black pepper
dash of sesame oil
2 tablespoon water
Rinse and de-vein shrimp and then drain. Mix shrimp with Part 1 ingredients in the order they were listed. Make sure to mix after each addition. Before frying, add 1 tablespoon oil and mix so that the shrimp will seperate easily during frying. Heat the wok then add oil for frying. Fry the shrimp over medium heat until cooked. Remove shrimp and remove oil from wok. Reheat the wok then add 2 tablespoons of oil. Stir-fry the brown onions until fragrant. Add the remaining ingredients in the order listed in Part 2 and add 2 tablespoons water. Stir-fry until the liquid has almost completely evaportated and the ingredients are cooked. Add shrimp and the ingredients in Part 3. Now turn the heat to high and stir quickly to mix. Transfer to a serving plate and serve. To save time, the ingredients in Part 2 may be pre-cooked.
Serves 6
Nutritional Analysis (per serving):
| Calories |
159 |
| Protein |
8.5 grams |
| Fat |
11 grams |
| Carbohydrate |
5 grams |
| Cholesterol |
57 mg |
| Sodium |
567 mg |
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