If you don't love asparagus, this will bring you into the fold. It's fantastic.
Ingredients
- water: 2 cups
- bunches asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1 inch pieces: 2 piece
- vegetable oil: 2 Tbsp
- shrimp, peeled, deveined and cut in half lengthwise: 24 piece (fresh)
- fresh ginger root: 2 tsp (chopped)
- soy sauce: 3 Tbsp
- granulated sugar: 2 tsp
- dry sherry: 1 tsp
- salt: (to taste)
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Stages of cooking
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In a medium saucepan, bring two cups of water to a boil. Cook asparagus in boiling water for 3 minutes. Drain, reserving 2 tablespoons of liquid.
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Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat. Saute the shrimp pieces until the color changes, about 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in asparagus with reserved liquid , and season with ginger, soy sauce, sugar, sherry and salt to taste. Continue to cook for 5 more minutes.
