Stir-Fried Melon with Shrimps (»e¥Êª£½¼¤¯)

Ingredients: 
Carrot                  40 g
Celery                  40 g
Shrimps                 500 g
Melon                   200 g
Garlic                  2 cloves
Shallots                2 cloves
Ginger                  4 slices
Spring onion            3 stalks
Oil                     3 tbsp
Wine                    1 tsp


Seasoning For Shrimps: Salt 1/4 tsp Pepper a few shakes Egg white 1 tsp Beanflour 1 tsp Oil 1 tbsp

Sauce: Water 2 tbsp Salt 1/4 tsp Sugar 1/8 tsp Pepper a few shakes Beanflour 1/2 tsp

Method: 1. Scrub, scrape carrot, clean, and cut into patterned pieces. 2. Wash and trim celery into diamond shapes. 3. Shell the shrimps, remove intestines, clean, and dry. Season (except oil) and leave to marinate for 10 mins. (Oil is added just before stir-frying) 4. Wash, peel and cut melon into slices. Blanch in hot water for a few mins. Drain. 5. Crush, skin and chop garlic. 6. Skin and slice shallot. Cut spring onion into 4 cm lengths. 7. Prepare sauce ingredients. 8. Heat 1/2 tbsp oil in wok, add celery and carrot, keep stir-frying in hot oil until smoke appears. Add 2 tbsp water, stir well. When boils, remove and drain. 9. Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok, stir-fry shrimps until half-cooked. Dish. 10. Heat 1 tsp oil in wok, saute garlic, shallot, ginger, and spring onion, add celery, carrot, melon, and shrimps. Stir and mix well. 11. Pour in sauce gradually, keep stirring till sauce thickens. Sprinkle in 1 tsp Chinese wine, stir well. Dish and serve hot.



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