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["1.", "Pick over and shred crabmeat.", "Cut scallion stalks in 1/2-inch sections.", "Mince ginger root.", "2.", "Combine soy sauce, sherry and salt.", "3.", "Heat oil.", "Add in crabmeat and chopped ginger root; stir-fry about 1 minute over medium heat.", "Add in scallion sections; stir-fry a few times more.", "4.", "Stir in soy-sherry mix and heat quickly.", "Simmer, covered, 2 to 3 min.", "5.", "Meanwhile blend cornstarch and cool water to a paste; then stir in to thicken.", "Serve at once, either plain or possibly with a vinegar dip (see recipe", """All-Purpose Seafood Dip"").", "VARIATIONS:1.", "For the lump crabmeat, substitute canned crabmeat or possibly 2 crabs, shelled.", "2.", "For the chopped ginger, substitute 1 tsp.", "ginger juice and blend into crabmeat.", "3.", "In step 4, instead of simmering, stir-fry the ingredients over low heat till the liquids are nearly absorbed.", "Omit the cornstarch paste.", "4.", "With Black Bean Sauce-Mash together 1 Tbsp.", "fermented black beans", "(soaked) and 1 garlic clove, chopped.", "Add in to heated oil in step 3, stir-frying a few times.", "Then add in the crabmeat.", "Omit the ginger root and soy sauce; increase the sherry to 1/2 c..", "5.", "With Chinese Cabbage #1-Shred and blanch 1 lb.", "Chinese cabbage stems.", "Add in with the scallion in step 3.", "6.", "With Chinese Cabbage #2-Cut 1 lb.", "Chinese cabbage stems in 3-inch sections.", "Cook till tender in stock or possibly water; then drain and keep hot.", "After step 5, arrange crabmeat mix over cooked cabbage stems and serve.", "7.", "With Mushrooms-Drain 1/2 c. canned button mushrooms and add in with scallions in step 3.", "Pick up steps 4 and 5."]
