Shrimps and Toast
1 lb. small fresh shrimps, shelled
½ lb. thinly sliced toast
½ lb. water chestnuts
1 small piece of ginger
pepper, salt and soy bean sauce
Toast sliced bread, butter and cut into small cubes. Fry shrimps in a red hot frying pan, use very little vegetable oil or lard to grease the pan; as soon as shrimps turn red remove from the pan. Fry water chestnuts, which have been boiled a little, and cut into cubes. Add shrimps and a little finely chopped ginger, season to taste with pepper, salt and soy bean sauce. Now add the cubes of toast to the cooked shrimps and stir well before serving.