Stir-Fri-Day

Here's a very quick and easy recipe I tried out tonight. It was really good, but I think next time I'll serve it with some jasmine rice. The importrant thing is that the prawns and the scallops have to marinate for 30 minutes or longer. I think mine marinated for a couple hours. So...anyway. If you want to see the step-by-step pics then **GO** If not have a great Friday night all.
-Lo

Like I said this recipe is VERY quick, so you need to cut up all the stuff before hand...and just throw it back in the frig. til' your ready. Ok? because it only takes like 6 mins. to cook...

Here's the stuff you'll need. (It serves 2 hungry guys or 1 hungry guy and to girlie girls.) :)
Marinade:
1/2 cup teriyaki sauce
6 T. dry sherry
4 cloves crushed garlic
3 teasp. fresh ginger root
3 teasp. cornstarch

1lb. medium to large prawns
1lb. small bay scallops
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For the rest of the ingredients:
2+ cups of mushrooms, any kind (I used portabellini)
1 bunch green onions (including most the tops, cut in 2" lengths)
1/2 lb. Chinese pea pods
Peanut oil (don't subsitute any other oil)

In a deep bowl mix the teriyaki sauce, grated ginger, sherry, garlic and the cornstarch. Add the fish. I shelled the prawns yesterday and just had them all ready to go tonight. Put the bowl in the frig to marinate for 30 minutes or longer if you have the time.

While the fish is marinating cut up all the rest of the stuff. I cut off the tips to the Chinese pea pods but you don't have too. I also pop out the stems to the mushrooms because they are kinda tough and funky. :P

When you are ready to start cooking, you'll need a non-stick pan or a wok. Pour 2 T. of the peanut oil in the pan heat oil on high and cook the pea pods (stirring quickly) just until they turn bright green ---transfer them to a bowl and set aside. Add a couple more T. of peanut oil to the hot pan and add the cut up mushrooms....again stirring quickly...the mushrooms will absorb the oil fast will but don't add and more oil!! just keep stirring them, they'll get all soft in a couple minutes.

Add the whole bowl of the fish mixture and the green onions to the mushrooms. and cook on high heat-but keep stirring. The prawns will start to pink and the sauce will thicken. (about 2-3 minutes depending on the size of the prawns you use) cook for a minute or so, then dump the pea pods back in and let them warm up with the rest. Serve in a shallow bowl ---That's it!

Next time I think I'll have it over some rice, but do whatever you'd like!
Looks good huh? yeah...pretty easy too...Oh and you can use the bigger scallops if you want, just adjust the cooking time a little. It has a very nice teri-yakkkiiieee flavor and not too salty. Let me know if you try it ok?

Cheers**

Posted by Lori at April 9, 2004 08:04 PM