Stir-Fry Snow Peas with Shrimp Recipe

Nothing like an immaculate seafood dish to celebrate one of Asia's favorite veggies; the snow pea.

• 1/2 lb snow pea (washed, tips cut, and strings pulled)
• 1 carrot (peel and sliced)
• 10 pieces of large shrimp (clean and deviened)
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 3 cloves fresh garlic (peel and chopped)
• 1 tbsp oil

Cut the tip off the snow peas and pull out the tough string that runs along its side (this will take a while). After you're done, wash them and drain, and set it aside.

Heat a skillet or wok at high heat with oil. Add in chopped garlic, then clean fresh shrimp. Stir-fry the shrimp for 30 seconds or until it curls. Toss in thinly sliced carrots, snow peas, and mix in the oyster sauce.

Toss in and stir the snow peas with the shrimp. When the peas look start to look deep green, season a bit with white pepper, and serve immediately. Do not over cooked snow peas - it tends to lose the crunchiness and become soggy over time. Try to keep the stir-frying under 3 minutes.