Hot and Sour Shrimp

• 1 pound medium raw shrimp , shelled and deveined
• 1 tablespoon dry sherry
• Cooking sauce (see below)
• 3 tablespoons oil
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1-1/2 teaspoons chopped gingerroot
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 2 large stalks celery, cut in 1/2" thick slices
• 1/2 cup sliced bamboo shoots
• 2 whole green onions, thinly sliced

Cooking Sauce:

• 1/4 cup vinegar
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 5 teaspoons sugar
• 2 teaspoons corn starch

Combine all ingredients in a small bowl.

Toss the shrimp in a bowl with the sherry.

Prepare the cooking sauce and set aside.

Heat wok or frying pan over medium-high heat.

When the pan is hot, add 1-1/2 tablespoons of the oil.

When it begins to heat, add the garlic, ginger and red pepper.

Stir once, add the shrimp , and stir fry until they turn coral (about 3 minutes).

Remove them from the pan.

Heat the remaining oil.

Add the celery and bamboo shoots and stir fry for 1 minute.

Stir in the cooking sauce, then add the shrimp back in.

Add the green onion next.

Cook, stirring, until the sauce bubbles and thickens.

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