Drunken Lemongrass Shrimp

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3/4 lb medium raw shrimp, shelled,and,deveined,tails left intact
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 shallots, peeled & halved
• 6 dried red chili peppers
• 2 stalks lemongrass, bottom 6 inches only,cut into 2 inch lengths,and crushed
• 1/4 cup fried garlic, slices
• 1 sprig cilantro
• 1/4 cup dry sherry
• 1 tablespoon lime, juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon fish sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon packed light brown sugar

Recipe

• 1 marinate the shrimp: in a medium bowl, combine the shrimp, rice wine, cornstarch and salt; toss until the shrimp are evenly coated.
• 2 set aside for 10 minutes.
• 3 prepare the sauce: in a small bowl combine the rice wine, lime juice, soy sauce, oyster-flavored sauce, fish sauce and brown sugar; stir until the sugar dissolves.
• 4 place a wok over high heat until hot.
• 5 add the oil, swirling to coat the sides.
• 6 add the shallots, chili peppers, lemongrass and fried garlic; stir-fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• 7 slide the shrimp into the wok; cook, stirring, until the shrimp begin to turn pink, about 1 minute.
• 8 pour in the sauce; reduce the heat to low, cover and cook until the shrimp are cooked through and the shallots are tender, about 5 minutes.
• 9 scoop into shallow bowl and garnish with the cilantro sprig.