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Gai Lan is Chinese broccoli

Yield: 4 servings

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Ingredients:

5	large flower mushrooms, soaked and sliced	5
2 Tbsp	canola oil	30 mL
1/2 lbs	large uncooked shrimp	250 g
1	medium onion, cut into wedges	1
1	clove garlic, minced	1
5	large stalks gai lan, cut into medium-size pieces	5
1 Tbsp	slivered fresh ginger	15 mL
1/8 tsp	five spice powder	0.5 mL
	salt, to taste
1 Tbsp	sweet chili sauce	15 mL
1 cup	chicken broth	250 mL
1 Tbsp	corn starch	15 mL
1/4 cup	cashew nuts, coarsely chopped	50 mL

Directions:

Soak mushrooms for about 30 minutes. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 Tbsp water and set aside.

Pour canola oil into a large wok and heat over medium-high heat. Quickly stir fry shrimp until just cooked. Remove from wok. Add a bit more canola oil to wok if necessary. Add onion, garlic, gai lan stalks (leave out leafy parts until the end of cooking time), ginger, five spice powder, dash of salt and sweet chili sauce. Stir fry for 3 - 4 minutes to cook vegetables.

Add broth and cornstarch mixture. Heat for 1 minute. Add shrimp and gai lan leaves to the mixture and heat through. Serve immediately, sprinkled with cashew nuts.