Kung Pao Shrimp - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup chicken broth
    2 tablespoons oyster sauce
    1/2 - 1 teaspoon chili paste, depending on how hot you like it (like sambal oelek)
    2 teaspoons cornstarch
    1 tablespoon peanut oil
    1 tablespoon sesame oil
    1 lb extra large shrimp, peeled and deveined
    1/2 cup dry roasted peanuts
    1 red bell pepper, chopped
    3 garlic cloves, minced
    1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
Preparation
    Whisk together the broth, oyster sauce, chile paste, and cornstarch in a small bowl.
    Heat the peanut oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
    Add shrimp and peanuts and cook, stirring, until the shrimp are just barely cooked (2 - 3 minutes). Transfer them to a plate.
    Heat the sesame oil in the skillet, and saute the bell pepper until just barely tender (about 3 minutes). Then add the garlic and ginger to the skillet with the bell peppers and cook, stirring, until fragrant (about 1 minute).
    Add the broth mixture to the pan with the pepper mixture. Bring to boil. When boiling, add the shrimp and peanuts and simmer until the sauce has thickened, about 1 minute. Make sure the shrimp are done (but not overcooked).
    Serve over rice or lo mein noodles.

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