Shrimp with Black Bean Sauce

Ingredients

chicken stock low sodium, heated

3/4 cups

oyster sauce

1/2 tbsp

soy sauce dark

1/2 tsp

sesame oil

1/4 tsp

sugar

1/8 tsp

white pepper

0.06 tsp

fermented black beans rinsed

3/4 tbsp

ground pork

2 oz

vegetable oil

1 tbsp

garlic minced

1 clove

ginger minced

1/8 tsp

green bell pepper finely diced

1/8 cup

shrimp peeled, deveined

6 oz

Shaoxing wine

1/2 tbsp

cornstarch mixed into slurry with 2 tbsp water

1 1/4 tbsp

egg lightly beaten

1/2 large

scallion chopped

1

Method

1. 01Bring 2 to 3 cups water to a boil in a wok.
2. 02Whisk chicken stock, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, and white pepper in a bowl.
3. 03Rinse fermented black beans in a strainer and set aside with sauce mixture.
4. 04Stir ground pork into boiling water, breaking up clumps, until no longer pink.
5. 05Remove pork with a fine mesh strainer and set aside.
6. 06Clean and dry wok, place over medium high heat, add oil, garlic, ginger, bell pepper, fermented black beans, and cooked pork.
7. 07Stir-fry 20 seconds.
8. 08Add shrimp and pour Shaoxing wine around the hot sides of the wok.
9. 09Stir-fry 20 seconds.
10. 10Stir sauce mixture and add to wok.
11. 11Bring to a simmer and gradually stir in cornstarch slurry until thickened to your liking.
12. 12Pour beaten egg across the surface of the sauce.
13. 13Simmer 10 seconds to set egg, then fold into sauce with a few strokes.
14. 14Fold in scallion and serve immediately with steamed rice.