Fried Broccoli with Shrimp

Pak Pad Gup Gung

from Jennifer Brennan's The Original Thai Cookbook
3 cups broccoli, cut on the diagonal into 1" lengths
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon granulated sugar
1/2 pound cooked Bay shrimp

Soak cut broccoli in iced water for 15 minutes. (This preserves the crispness throughout the cooking.) In a wok, heat the oil and fry the garlic until it just changes color. Quickly add the broccoli from the bowl, witout draining, and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Cover the wok and turn heat to low. Simmer fo 5 minutes, or until broccoli is tender but still crisp. Uncover, stir in fish sauce, oyster sauce, sugar and shrimp. Stir until shrimp are heated htrough and sugar has dissolved. Serve with plain rice.


 [kristin buxton]   [food]