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Versatile Shrimp Chow Mein

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This dish is a delicious and popular one-pot Chinese-American dish enjoyed in France that combines tender shrimp, and egg noodles with a wonderful, flavorful sauce!
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A white and blue bowl with large flat egg noodles, green vegetable, pink shrimp, brown sliced meat, all covered in a light brown sauce.

Straying From French Cuisine, Pardon our wander, just mixing it up a bit!

This dish is created by mixing a harmonious blend of two types of soy sauce, rice wine or sherry, ham, and other seasonings. It is a delightful fusion of flavors and textures, just like these tasty dishes Chow Mein Recipe, or Biryani Recipe both with chicken, and an aromatic lamb meat dish of Persian or Kashmiri origin Lamb Rogan Josh.

A white and blue bowl with large flat egg noodles, green vegetable, pink shrimp, brown sliced meat, all covered in a light brown sauce.

Chow mein means 'stir-fried noodles', chow meaning "stir-fried" (or sautรฉed), and mein meaning "noodles". The pronunciation chow mein is an English corruption of the Taishanese pronunciation chฤu-mรจing.

Substitutions

  • Vegetables: thinly sliced carrots, celery, broccoli, peppers, baby corn
  • Meat: beef or chicken

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A white and blue bowl with large flat egg noodles, green vegetable, pink shrimp, brown sliced meat, all covered in a light brown sauce.

Shrimp Chow Mein

Judith Coates
This dish is a delicious and popular one-pot Chinese-American dish enjoyed in France that combines tender shrimp, and egg noodles with a wonderful, flavorful sauce!
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Prep Time 12 minutes mins
Cook Time 8 minutes mins
Course dinner
Cuisine Chinese American
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 150 g egg noodles dried or fresh
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil plus 1 tsp
  • 16-20 king prawns shrimp - de-shelled, de-veined
  • 1 tablespoon groundnut oil
  • 2 cloves garlic - finely chopped
  • 50 g mangetout also known as snow peas or sugar peas, are most like sugar snap peas, finely shredded
  • 50 g ham Parma ham or cooked ham -finely shredded
  • 2 spring onions finely chopped

Sauce & Marinade

  • 2 teaspoon light soy sauce
  • 2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon rice wine Shaoxing rice wine or dry Sherry
  • ยฝ teaspoon white pepper freshly ground white pepper
  • ยฝ teaspoon golden caster sugar golden caster sugar
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Instructions
 

  • Combine the prawns with 2 tablespoons of marinade ingredients and ยฝ teaspoon salt, mix well, and then leave to marinate for about 10 mins.
  • While shrimp is marinating prepare vegetables, and measure out everything else before beginning to cook. Once the cooking begins you will need to stir (toss) ingredients constantly. It moves along quickly so best to be prepared.
  • Cook the noodles in a large pan of boiling water for 3-5 mins, then drain, rinse well with cold water. Drain thoroughly, toss them with 1 tablespoon of the sesame oil, and set aside.
  • Heat a wok or large frying pan (with sloping sides is best rather than straight sides), over a high heat.
  • Add the groundnut oil. When the oil is slightly smoking, add the garlic and stir-fry for 10 secs. Then add the mangetout and ham, and stir-fry for about 1 min.
  • Add the prawns with the marinade, and stir fry until the prawns start to color. This usually takes only 3-5 minutes depending on how many you are cooking.
  • Add the noodles, the remainder of the sauce, spring onions, and 1 teaspoon salt. Stir-fry for 2 mins.
  • Add 1 teaspoon sesame oil and give the mixture a few final stirs. Put on a warm platter and serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 307kcalCarbohydrates: 30gProtein: 20gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 946mgPotassium: 273mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 363IUVitamin C: 9mgCalcium: 70mgIron: 2mg
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