Recipe - Steamed Shrimp

1 pound Shrimp
3 Or
4 sl Fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon Soy sauce
1 tablespoon Sherry

1. Shell and devein shrimp.

2. Mince ginger root; then combine with soy sauce and sherry. Add to shrimp
and toss. Let stand 10 to 15 minutes, turning occasionally.

3. Transfer shrimp and its marinade to a shallow heatproof dish. Steam over
low heat until shrimp turn pink (15 to 20 minutes). See "Howto Section".
VARIATIONS:

1. In step 2, add to the marinade One half teaspoon salt, One half teaspoon sugar and
a dash of pepper.

2. Omit step 2. Sprinkle the shrimp instead with 2 tablespoons sherry
before steaming. Then season with salt to taste and serve cold.

3. In step 3, add with the shrimp 2 cakes bean curd, cut or sliced up or cubed; or
One half cup fresh mushrooms and One fourth cup water chestnuts, both cut or sliced up .

From The Thousand Recipe Chinese Cookbook, ISBN 0517658704. Downloaded
from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.