Title: Shrimp with snow peas & water chestnuts
 Categories: Main dish, Seafood, Vegetables, Chinese
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
 
      1/2 lb Shrimp -- peeled and split
  :          Removed
  :          Salt
      1/2 c  Water chestnuts -- sliced
        2 TB Wine -- Shaoxing or dry
  :          sher
        1 TB Soy sauce
  :          Oil for stir frying
      1/2 ts Cornstarch dissolved in
        1 TB Ginger -- minced
      1/2 c  Water or stock
      1/2 lb Peas, snow -- stems and
  :          string
  
  Toss shrimp with salt, add wine and marinate 20 minute to several
  hours. Drain shrimp and reserve marinade. Heat wok on high heat, add
  oil. Add ginger, stir-fry until fragrant and add shrimp. Stir-fry
  until shrimp are opaque, 2 to 4 minutes depending on size. Add snow
  peas and wter chestnuts; stir-fry until just heated through. Add
  reserved marinade, soy sauce and cornstarch mixture. Bring to boil
  and cook until sauce thickens. Serve immediately.