Stir Fried Shrimp & Asparagus in Black Bean Sauce

• servings: 5 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 20 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb shrimp (deveined, peeled)

1 tsp soy sauce

½ tsp potato starch or cornstarch

1 Tbsp dry sherry

1 bundle asparagus spears (cut to 1", 2.5 cm long)

2 Tbsp neutral oil (for stir frying)

1 Tbsp garlic (finely minced)

2 Tbsp ginger (finely minced)

½ tsp crushed red pepper (red pepper flakes) (optional)

1 cup chicken stock/broth

1 Tbsp sugar

2 Tbsp black bean sauce

2 Tbsp chicken stock/broth

1 Tbsp potato starch or cornstarch

Directions

In a small bowl, combine and mix shrimp, 1 Tbsp soy sauce, ½ tsp cornstarch, and 1 Tbsp dry sherry then set it aside for about 30 minutes in the fridge.

Combine all the sauce ingredients in a bowl then set aside.

Combine the thickener ingredients in a small bowl then set aside.

Place a wok over high heat then wait until wok becomes very hot. Add 1 Tbsp oil then swirl side to side to coat with oil. Please be careful when doing this.

When the oil is hot, add ginger and garlic then sauté for about 20 seconds.

Add shrimp, and optional red pepper flakes then stir fry until shrimp become light pink. Remove and transfer shrimp in a plate then set aside.

Add 1 Tbsp oil. When the oil is hot, add asparagus. Stir fry asparagus for about 1 minute.

Stir in the sauce and then let it boil.

Return shrimp in the wok.

Stir in cornstarch mixture and stir until sauce thickens. Serve immediately with rice.

Nutrition

• Calories: 175 kcal
• Total Fat: 6 g
• Saturated Fat: 1 g
• Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
• Trans Fat: 1 g
• Cholesterol: 146 mg
• Sodium: 389 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 10 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3 g
• Total Sugars: 5 g
• Protein: 21 g