Lung Fung Shrimps

Ingredients:

• 12 Jumbo Shrimps (an oxymoron)
• 4 Dried Chinese Mushrooms
• 6 Straw Mushrooms
• 4 Large White Mushrooms
• 1 Green Onion
• 2 Ginger Root Slices
• 4 c Vegetable Oil
• 1 c Chicken Stock
• 1 ts Chinese Cooking Wine
• 1/4 ts Salt
• 1/2 ts Sugar
• 1 ts Soya Sauce
• 2 tb Oyster Sauce
• 1 tb Corn Starch
• 2 tb Water
• 3 dr Sesame Oil
• White Pepper

Preparation:

• Shell and devein shrimps.
• Rinse thoroughly with cold water.
• Drain and pat dry.
• Soak the dried Chinese black mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes.
• Drain and pat dry.
• Remove and discard stems.
• Cut caps into triangular pieces.
• Set aside.
• Cut straw mushrooms in half and white mushrooms into 4 slices.
• Set aside.
• Cut green onion in 2, separating the white bulb from the green stems.
• Cut green stems into 1 inch pieces and set aside for garnish.
• Cut two 1/8 inch slices of ginger root and set aside with white bulb of green onion.
• In a deep saucepan, heat the oil until it browns a cube of bread in 1 minute.
• Do not let it smoke.
• Add shrimps and fry them until pink and curled.
• Drain and set aside.
• Deep fry the 3 kinds of mushrooms, 1 kind at a time for 15 - 20 seconds each.
• Drain and set aside with shrimps.
• In a wok, over medium high heat, heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil. Add slices of ginger root and white bulb of green onion. Discard any ginger root or onion that turns brown. Add chicken stock, cooking wine, sa