Hot and Sour Shrimp with Watercress And Walnuts

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Yield: 1 servings

Ingredients:

• 1 lb Large uncooked shrimp, -peeled, deveined, -butterflied
• 4 tb Dry Sherry
• 1 tb Grated peeled fresh ginger
• 1/2 c Chicken stock or canned -broth
• 2 tb Soy sauce
• 2 tb Catsup. [See note. S.C.]
• 1 tb Cornstarch
• 1 tb Rice vinegar or white wine -vinegar
• 1 tb Sugar
• 1 ts Oriental sesame oil
• 1/4 ts Cayenne pepper
• 6 tb Peanut oil
• 2 tb Chopped walnuts
• 3 bn Watercress, trimmed
• 2 md Bell peppers, cut into -1-inch squares
• 2 Garlic cloves, minced
• 8 Green onions, cut -diagonally into -1-inch-long pieces

Directions:

• A light marinade of Sherry and ginger flavors the shrimp, which are stir-fried with ted bell peppers and green onions.
• Watercress makes a colorful bed for the shrimp.
  

• Combine shrimp, 2 tablespoons Sherry and grated ginger in large bowl.
• Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• Mix remaining 2 tablespoons Sherry, chicken stock, soy sauce, catsup, cornstarch, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil and cayenne pepper in small bowl.
  

• Heat 2 teaspoons peanut oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat.
• Add walnuts and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Transfer walnuts to plate using slotted spoon.
• Add watercress to wok and stir-fry until just wilted, about 1 minute.
• Divide watercress among plates. Add 2 teaspoons peanut oil, bell peppers and garlic to wok and stir-fry for 1 minute.
• Add remaining 2 teaspoons peanut oil, shrimp mixture and onions and stir- fry for 1 minute.
• Stir stock mixture, add to wok and cook sauce until clear and thick, stirring frequently, 2 minutes.
  

• Spoon sauce and shrimp over watercress.
• Sprinkle with walnuts and serve.

Note:

• You can use Jufran sauce rather than catsup.
• Jufran is a Philippino sauce that's looks and tastes much like catsup.
• It's made from bananas and other stuff, however and has a more complex and interesting taste.
• It comes in both mild and hot forms.
• The mild is not too hot++somewhat like a spicy catsup.
• The hot stuff is much hotter, although not intolerably so.
• If you use this, be prudent about how much cayenne you use, at least the first time until you can see how they balance out.