Instructions: 1. Soak fermented black beans.

2. Shell and devein shrimp. Slice green peppers and dried onion.

3. Mince garlic; then mash with soaked black beans in one cup. In another, blend cornstarch and cold water to a paste.

4. Heat oil. Add salt, then black bean mixture, and stir-fry a few times.

Add shrimp; stir-fry 1 minute.

5. Add green pepper and onion; stir-fry to soften slightly (1 to 2 minutes).

6. Stir in stock and heat quickly. Then cook, covered, over medium heat, until done (2 to 3 minutes).

7. Stir in sugar and soy sauce to blend. Then stir in cornstarch paste to thicken. Serve at once. VARIATION: At the end of step 7, stir in 1 egg, beaten. (Remove from heat as soon as egg begins to set.)

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