HOT AND SPICY SHRIMP CHINESE RESTAURANT RECIPES

Steps:

• In a 12-inch fry pan, melt butter over medium-high heat.
• Add onion and garlic and stir often until onion is limp but not browned, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes, chili paste, mushrooms, and wine.
• Bring to a boil over high heat; boil, uncovered, stirring often, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 5 to 8 minutes.
• Reduce heat to medium-high.
• Add shrimp and stir often just until shrimp begin to turn pink, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Stir in broth, parsley, and green onion.
• Stir just until hot and shrimp are no longer translucent in center (cut one to test), about 1 more minute.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the chicken broth, ketchup, soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, and 1 tablespoon of the sherry. Heat a wok or large frying pan over moderately high heat until very hot. Add the bell peppers and stir-fry until starting to blacken, about 5 minutes. Remove.
• Bring a medium pot of salted water to a boil. Stir in the rice and boil until just done, about 10 minutes. Drain.
• Meanwhile, toss the shrimp with the remaining 2 tablespoons sherry and the cornstarch. Heat 1 1/2 tablespoons of the oil in the wok or frying pan over moderately high heat. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until just done, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the shrimp and add the remaining 1 1/2 tablespoons oil. Reduce the heat to moderate and add the charred bell peppers, the garlic, ginger, the chopped scallions, and the red-pepper flakes. Cook, stirring, until soft, about 3 minutes.
• Increase the heat to high. Add the broth mixture and boil until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and sliced scallions and just heat through. Drizzle the sesame oil over the top. Serve the shrimp with the rice.