3. PREPARE THE APPETIZERS
Choose one of the following kick-ass meal starters:
Shrimp Fu Yung
Oriental Deep-Fried Chicken Wings
Shrimp Fu Yung
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients:
- 3 tsp. cooking oil (actually, 2 tsp. and 1 tsp.)
- 1 clove of garlic - chopped
- 4 oz. shrimp - peeled
- 4 oz. green beans - sliced
- 1 carrot - shredded
- 6 eggs
- black pepper and salt to taste
For the dipping sauce:
- 1 cup chicken broth
- tsp. salt
- 2 tsp. soy sauce
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. cornstarch
Directions:
- Heat 2 tsp. oil in a wok.
- Add the garlic and stir-fry (that is, fry as you stir) for 1 minute.
- Add the shrimp and stir-fry for 1 minute.
- Add the beans and carrots and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
- Remove everything from the pan and keep them in a dish on the side.
- Beat the eggs in a large bowl with salt and pepper. Add the cooled shrimp and vegetables to the egg mixture and beat some more.
- Heat 1 tsp. oil in the wok. Pour 4 tbsp. of the egg mixture in and cook it like a pancake.
- When the egg is firmed on one side, flip it over and cook on the other side until lightly golden.
- Place on a plate and keep it warm with an aluminum foil cover.
- Repeat with the rest of the egg mixture until it's all used up.
- To make the sauce, mix all the ingredients together in a saucepot over low heat. Stir constantly, until the sauce thickens. Serve the shrimp fu yung with a bowl of this dipping sauce.
Oriental Deep-Fried Chicken Wings
Preparation Time: 1 hour
Ingredients:
- 3-4 lbs. chicken wings
- 1 tsp. salt
- tsp. pepper
- 1 oz. corn syrup
- 2 tbsp. malt vinegar
- 1 cup white vinegar
- oil for deep frying
Directions:
- Defrost the wings if they're frozen.
- Dissolve the corn syrup and vinegars in a pan over low heat.
- Lay the wings on a large flat plate and pour the vinegar mixture over them.
- Leave the chicken alone for 45 minutes so that the mixture will sink in.
- Heat the oil in a wok for deep-frying (about an inch of oil). Deep-fry each wing for about 5 minutes, or until it is deep brown in color and the skin puffs out slightly.
- Remove from the wings from the oil and drain them on paper towels.