Spicy Shrimp With Hot Chili Peppers

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons dry sherry or 2 tablespoons rice wine
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic, to taste (lots is better!)
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced ginger
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 1/2-2 lbs uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 3/4 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons sugar, to taste
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons dry sherry or 3 tablespoons rice wine
• 2 teaspoons rice vinegar
• 6 small chili peppers or 1 teaspoon crushed dry red pepper flakes, to taste
• 4 tablespoons oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic, to taste
• 1 1/2 cups green onions, cut in 1/2 inch pieces
• 1 red bell pepper, seeded and cored, cut into 1/2 inch squares
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sesame oil

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine all marinade ingredients; stir in the shrimp until evenly coated; marinate for 20-25 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, blend together all sauce ingredients.
• 3 slice the chili peppers in half lengthwise, and scrape out the seeds with the tip of a knife, then cut the peppers into 1/4-inch pieces (i use rubber gloves for this, watch your eyes, these are hot!).
• 4 in a large wok or large heavy skillet, over high heat, add in half of the marinated shrimp; stir-fry for 2 minutes, or until the shrimp turns pink; remove.
• 5 heat 1 tbsp oil in the same wok/frypan, and stir-fry remaining shrimp in the same manner; remove.
• 6 wipe out the pan with a paper towel.
• 7 heat the remaining oil in the same pan.
• 8 add the chili peppers and garlic; stir-fry 10 seconds, or until peppers start to turn brown.
• 9 add in the green onions and bell pepper; stir-fry 1 minute.
• 10 add in the sauce mixture; cook, stirring until sauce boils and thickens.
• 11 stir in the shrimp and sesame oil.
• 12 serve immediately.