INGREDIENTS:
2-2/3 cups water
1-1/3 cups long grain white rice
1 Tbsp. plus 1 tsp. soy sauce
2 tsps. sugar
2 tsps. white wine vinegar
2 tsps. rice wine or dry sherry (optional)
2 tsps. Oriental sesame oil
1/4 tsp. salt (optional), or to taste
1-1/2 Tbsps. cornstarch
3/4 lb. broccoli florets\cooked
2 Tbsps. chicken stock or water
1-1/2 lbs. medium shrimp, peeled and deveined, thawed if frozen
1 Tbsp. vegetable oil
1 red bell pepper\cooked, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch julienne strips
1/2 cup cashews
1 clove garlic, minced
4 scallions, trimmed and sliced
1-1/2 Tbsps. fresh ginger, minced
DIRECTIONS:
Heat water in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir in rice and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer 15-20 minutes, or until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed. Fluff with a fork before serving. While rice is cooking, combine next 6 ingredients and 2 tsp. cornstarch in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously and set aside. Place broccoli florets in a steamer basket over boiling water. Cover saucepan and steam 3 minutes. Remove steamer basket from pan and set aside. Combine 1/2 tsp. cornstarch with chicken stock in a jar with a tight-fitting lid. Shake vigorously and set aside. Sprinkle remaining cornstarch over shrimp and combine well. Set aside.
Heat a wok or heavy nonstick skillet over high heat. When wok is very hot add half the oil. Stir-fry peppers and cashews 30 seconds, or until peppers begin to soften. Transfer peppers and cashews to a bowl and set aside. Add shrimp to wok. Stir-fry shrimp 1-3 minutes, or until shrimp is seared on both sides. Transfer shrimp to pepper and cashews. Pour remaining oil in wok. Stir-fry garlic, scallions and ginger 15 seconds, or until fragrant. Return peppers, cashews, shrimp, and broccoli to skillet. Pour soy sauce mixture and stock mixture into skillet. Toss and cook 1 minute, or until sauce thickens and coats all ingredients. Serve over rice.