Shrimp And Mushrooms In Spicy Black Bean Oyster Sauce

Serves: 6

Lacy Volkman

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

54

Sweetness

47

Sourness

39

mins

Prep time (avg)

5.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1.5 cups

Water (hot)

1 tbsp

Sherry (dry)

2 tbsps

Cornstarch

2 tbsps

Oyster Sauce

1.5 tsps

Sugar

1.5 tbsps

Garlic (minced)

Directions:

1

Soak mushrooms in 1 1/2 cups hot water in medium bowl until softened, about 20 minutes

2

Drain mushrooms, reserving 1 cup soaking liquid

3

Squeeze out excess moisture

4

Cut off stems and discard

5

Cut caps in half

6

Toss mushrooms, shrimp, Sherry and 1 tablespoons cornstarch together in medium bowl to coat evenly

7

Let stand 15 minutes

8

Whisk 1 cup reserved mushroom soaking liquid, oyster sauce, remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch and sugar in small bowl until cornstarch dissolves

9

Cover black beans with hot water and soak 1 minute

10

Drain beans and chop finely

11

Combine beans in small bowl with garlic, ginger, chili and half of green onions

12

Heat 1/4 cup oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat

13

Add shrimp mixture and stir-fry until shrimp curl and turn pink, about 2 minutes

14

Pour content of wok into sieve to drain shrimp

15

Line platter with cooked rice

16

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil in same wok over high heat

17

Stir-fry black bean mixture until fragrant, about 1 minute

18

Return shrimp mixture to wok

19

Stir mushroom liquid mixture and add to wok

20

Cook until sauce thickens and begins to boil, stirring constantly, about 1 minute

21

Spoon contents of wok over rice on platter

22

Garnish with remaining green onions and serve

23

Soak mushrooms in 1 1/2 cups hot water in medium bowl until softened, about 20 minutes

24

Drain mushrooms, reserving 1 cup soaking liquid

25

Squeeze out excess moisture

26

Cut off stems and discard

27

Cut caps in half

28

Toss mushrooms, shrimp, Sherry and 1 tablespoons cornstarch together in medium bowl to coat evenly

29

Let stand 15 minutes

30

Whisk 1 cup reserved mushroom soaking liquid, oyster sauce, remaining 1 tablespoon cornstarch and sugar in small bowl until cornstarch dissolves

31

Cover black beans with hot water and soak 1 minute

32

Drain beans and chop finely

33

Combine beans in small bowl with garlic, ginger, chili and half of green onions

34

Heat 1/4 cup oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat

35

Add shrimp mixture and stir-fry until shrimp curl and turn pink, about 2 minutes

36

Pour content of wok into sieve to drain shrimp

37

Line platter with cooked rice

38

Heat remaining 2 tablespoons peanut oil in same wok over high heat

39

Stir-fry black bean mixture until fragrant, about 1 minute

40

Return shrimp mixture to wok

41

Stir mushroom liquid mixture and add to wok

42

Cook until sauce thickens and begins to boil, stirring constantly, about 1 minute

43

Spoon contents of wok over rice on platter

44

Garnish with remaining green onions and serve