Ingredients

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2 bn fresh asparagus -- cut into
1 inch lengths
2 c water
2 tb cooking oil
24 lg shrimp; cleaned -- and
1 lenghtwise in half
2 ts fresh ginger -- chopped
2 tb soy sauce
1 ts sugar
1 ts sherry
1/8 ts salt

Instructions

Add the asparagus pieces to the water. Bring to a boil and continue to cook
for 3 minutes. Drain and save 2 Tbs. of the cooking liquid. Heat the
cooking oil in a heavy skillet. Add shrimp pieces and cook until the color
changes..about 5 minutes. Add the asparagus, ginger, soy sauce, sugar,
sherry and salt. Finally, stir in the 2 Tbs. asparagus water and continue
to cook for 5 minutes.