20 Minutes Stir Fried Seafood with Celery (西芹炒海鲜)

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西芹炒海鲜(Xi Qin Chao Hai Xian)


If you crave some seafood, this simple and quick dish could be a great choice. Stock some pre cut and carved squid will save you a lot of time. It can be easily made within 20 minutes.

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 lb. Large shrimp
  • 1/2 lb. Squid (pre cut and carved)
  • 1/2 lb. tender celery stalk
  • 2 tablespoon canola oil
  • 1 pinch of salt
  • 1 pinch of sugar
  • 1 red hot chili pepper
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • A few slices of ginger
  • 2 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion)
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 4

Cooking Steps

1. Thaw 1/2 lb. Large shrimp, remove shell and veins. Get pre cut and carved squid chunks, available in some grocery stores, most likely you will find in the frozen food section in Chinese grocery store, thaw the squid, rinse clean.
2. Add 1 tablespoon corn starch to the shrimp and squid, mix together.
3. Get 1/2 lb. Celery, preferably the tender inner piece, rinse clean, cut into 1 inch long pieces.
4. Heat a non sticky wok with 1 tablespoon canola oil using medium heat. Add the celery pieces, stir evenly, cover the wok, let the celery pan fried for about 5 minutes. Stir a couple of times to evenly cook the celery.
5. Push the celery to one side of the wok, add 1 tablespoon canola oil, add 2 cloves of minced garlic, a few slices of ginger, 1 chopped red hot chili pepper (skip the hot pepper if you do not hotness, or add more if you love spiciness). Stir evenly the ginger, garlic, pepper, let it pan fry for 1 minute or so to let the aroma come out.
6. Add the shrimp and squid mixture to the wok, cover and pan fry for about 3 minutes.
7. Add a pinch of salt and sugar, sprinkle 2 fine chopped green onion, stir fry all ingredients for about 2 minutes.



 

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