Sichuan Shrimp

Ingredients

• 4 cups broccoli florets 
• 8 ounce water chestnuts drained sliced canned
• 1 tablespoon chili paste depending on your taste pref red
• 3 cups rice hot cooked
• 2 tablespoons cornstarch 
• 2 teaspoons sesame oil dark divided
• 8  garlic cloves minced
• 1.5 tablespoons green onion tops thinly sliced
• 0.3 cup catsup 
• 0.5 cup rice vinegar 
• 2 pounds shrimp deveined peeled
• 0.3 cup sugar 

Equipment

• frying pan

Directions

1. Heat 1 teaspoon sesame oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Add broccoli, and saut 4 minutes.
3. Add 1 teaspoon sesame oil, shrimp, and minced garlic, and saut 4 minutes or until the shrimp are done.
4. Combine sugar and next 4 ingredients (sugar through chili paste).
5. Add to skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in sliced water chestnuts.
6. Serve over rice, and sprinkle with green onions.
7. Note: You can find red chili paste, which comes in a bottle, in the Asian section of your supermarket.