Brother Datou’s Stir-Fried Lettuce with Dried Shrimps

Wash the lettuce, cut it into large pieces, drain well and set aside.

Soak the dried shrimps in cold water for ten minutes in advance, then scoop out and drain.

Wash the lettuce, cut it into large pieces, drain well and set aside.

Prepare some chopped scallions.

Add cooking oil to the wok, put in the dried shrimps and fry slowly until fragrant and tightened in texture, but do not burn them.

Add the chopped scallions and stir-fry until fragrant.

Start seasoning by adding an appropriate amount of salt.

Add some Weijixian soy sauce.

Stir-fry briefly to mix.

Here comes the key step: add a heaping tablespoon of fine white sugar for seasoning. You read that right — this is the amount of sugar to use.

After the seasonings are evenly stir-fried, add the drained lettuce and stir-fry until it softens, then it’s ready to serve.

It actually tastes better when the lettuce is cooked a bit softer. Datou even covered the wok and let it steam for one minute.

Dish it up and serve. This dish has a fresh, sweet and savory flavor. Paired with a bowl of rice, it’s really delicious. Thanks to Brother Datou for the recipe — he hopes everyone will hurry up and hand in their homework!