Food Friday: Ginger Shrimp

In just over one week, we celebrate Mustang’s fourth Family Day – the fourth anniversary of her joining the family. In honour of this, Food Fridays in March will feature Chinese dishes.

This recipe, Ginger Shrimp, is one of our favourites. It's very quick and easy, and super tasty. You can buy packages of shrimp when they're on sale at the supermarket and keep some on hand in the freezer for a day when you're in a hurry or just have a craving for shrimp.

Ingredients

• 2cm fresh ginger, peeled and chopped fine
• 2 green onions, chopped fine
• 5ml salt (1 teaspoon)
• 1 kg large raw shrimp, shelled and deveined
• 30ml peanut or other cooking oil (2 tablespoons)
• 30ml rice cooking wine (2 tablespoons)

Directions

1. Sprinkle about half the ginger, green onions and salt over the shrimp and mix well. Let marinate for about 30 minutes. (You can shorten the marinading time, or skip this step altogether, if you're in a hurry.)
2. Pour cooking oil into wok or frying pan and heat until lightly smoking. Add remaining ginger and green onions and stur-fry about 30 seconds.
3. Add shrimp mixture and stir-fry 1-2 minutes.
4. Add rice wine and cook until liquid is absorbed.
5. Serve with rice and stir-fried vegetables. (You can also add some vegetables to the shrimp if you wish. Green beans, red or yellow peppers, carrots, or broccoli all work well.)