Hot 'N Sweet Shrimp Lettuce Wraps

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar
• 1 (1-inch) ginger root
• peeled and thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons vegetable or other light oil
• 1 red onion
• chopped
• 2 small red chili peppers
• very thinly sliced
• 1/4 pound shiitake mushrooms
• stems removed and chopped
• 4 cloves garlic
• chopped
• 1 1/2 pounds medium shrimp
• deveined
• tails off
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 head iceberg lettuce
• cored and quartered

Instructions

1. Combine sugar, vinegar and ginger in a small pot and bring to a boil, dissolve sugar and turn off heat, reserve.
2. In a skillet heat the oil over medium-high heat.
3. Saute the onions, chili peppers, mushrooms and garlic 3 to 4 minutes then add shrimp and toss 3 to 4 minutes more until pink and firm.
4. Douse the pan with the sweet vinegar, season with salt and pepper, to taste.
5. Serve with cold lettuce for wrapping the hot-sweet shrimp.