---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.02 Title: Hunan Style Salmon Chili Categories: Chili, Salmon, Chinese Yield: 4 Servings 2 tb Soy sauce 1 tb Chinese oyster sauce 2 ts Oriental chili paste 2 ts Tomato paste 1 c Clam juice 3 tb Corn starch 1/4 ts Sugar 1 lb Salmon filet; - boned, skined, cubed 2 tb Chili powder 1/4 c Peanut oil 1/2 Lemon; for juice 2 Scallions; chopped 2 cl Garlic; minced 1 Fresh ginger piece (1"); - minced 1/2 c Pumpkin seeds; toasted 4 c Cooked rice; hot In a bowl, whisk together the soy sauce, oyster sauce, chili paste, tomato paste, clam juice, 2 ts corn starch, sugar, and lemon juice. Set aside. Toss the salmon in the remaining corn starch mixed with the chili powder. Heat a large wok until smoking. Add the peanut oil and gently stir fry the salmon, in 2 batches, until its surface is lightly browned and crisp, about 2 minutes. Remove the salmon with a slotted spoon to a strainer or colander to drain. Pour off all but a thin film of the oil. Add the scallions, garlic, and ginger root and stir fry 10 seconds. Return the salmon, add the reserved liquid, and simmer until lightly thickened. Toss in the pumpkin seeds. Serve over rice. Recipe by Irwin E. Solomon Recipe FROM: Philly Inquirer -----