Shrimp Stir Fry

Shrimp stir fry recipes are special dishes that are crafted according to family tradition that are much influenced by Oriental culture. This article will cover the Spring Asparagus and Shrimp Stir fry recipe that has become so famous and is a specialty of a Vietnamese Cuisine in Seattle. Many people assume that Vietnamese food is highly influenced by the French traditions. While this may be true to some extent, the Chinese has also influenced the Viet cooking in many ways. If we could recall, Vietnam became a colony of China for nearly 1,000 years. And there legions of Vietnamese-Chinese people were the ones who help shape the Vietnamese food for generations. Aside from this, there were interactions via trade routes plus Vietnam's neighbors adding as a factor into the mix culture too.

This recipe is actually a mix cultural perfection of Vietnamese cooking that this restaurant has mastered through the years. Owing it to their family tradition, the restaurant owners still recognize their expertise as a family heritage.

For some who have tried cooking the dish, fresh asparagus is highly recommended than the canned asparagus. The soy sauce plus the oyster sauce and the fish sauce is a trio combination of umami seasonings that combines Viet and southern Chinese cooking. The method of frying the garlic and shallot till they are golden is a good Viet approach, where caramelized shallot and garlicky goodness is greatly appreciated. And adding the sauce twice is actually a restaurant method to layering flavor. There is no velvety sauce since we will not be using cornstarch, this is a Viet-Chinese approach to stir frying. Let us start cooking then. The original recipe can serve 2 to 3 p3ersons as a main course.

INGREDIENTS:

1 ¼ pounds fresh asparagus, the woody ends are snapped off, and the stalks are cut into 2 inch long pieces.

½ teaspoon sugar

1 ½ tablespoons fish sauce

2 teaspoons soy sauce

1 teaspoon oyster sauce

4 tablespoons and a half teaspoon of vegetable oil, separated accordingly

1 tablespoon minced garlic

8 to 10 ounces, peeled deveined large shrimps, or may be a few more if desired

1 shallot, thinly sliced

1 teaspoon Shaoxing cooking wine or sherry

¼ teaspoon coarsely ground pepper

THE PROCEDURE:

Wash the asparagus with water, then drain and set aside.

For the stir fry sauce, combine in a small bowl and stir together the sugar, the fish sauce, the soy sauce the oyster sauce and the ½ teaspoon of vegetable oil. Stir to mix until they are smooth enough and set aside near the stove.

To start stir frying, heat a wok or a large skillet to medium high heat over your American stove. Then once hot, pour in 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil into the wok and wait till it starts to get hot enough. Then you can add the garlic and stir fry them for about 15 seconds, until the garlic begins to brown a little.

Here you can add the shrimps and cook them for about 30 seconds. Add 1 tablespoon of your prepared seasoning, combine and cook for approximately 2 minutes until the shrimps are nearly cooked through. Then please transfer them to a plate and set aside.

Then rinse and wipe clean your wok. Heat the pan again on high heat then add the remaining 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil. Then you can add the shallot, cooking them for another 1 minute until they are a little browned.

Then you can add the asparagus and pour in the remaining seasoning sauce you have prepared. Stir fry the asparagus until they are tender but slightly crunchy, for another 3 to 5 minutes.

Add the shrimps back to the wok and continue stir frying to reheat them. Shut off the heat from the stove and add the rice wine and stir a little bit to mix.

Serve immediately while they are hot.

Enjoy this Viet shrimp stir fry recipe at home and continue stir frying too.

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