Garlic Noodles and Shrimp
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette- Gretchen McKay
Serves 3 peopleCategories: Pasta- Pasta Sauce- Pizza
Ingredients
- 16 oz. fresh Chinese wheat or egg noodles OR 12 oz. dried
- 8 oz. broccoli florets, cut into 3/4-inch chunks (about 2 cups)
- 12 oz. peeled, deveined shrimp
- 2 tsp. Chinese rice wine (shaoxing) or dry sherry
- 1/2 tsp. salt, or to taste
- 1/2 tsp. ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp. minced garlic
- 2 to 5 tsp. minced jalapeno
- 1 cup thinly slivered red bell pepper
- 1 cup sliced onion
- 1 cup thinly slivered carrots
- 2 Tsp. soy sauce
Directions
- In an 8 to 10-qaurt pan over high heat, bring
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3 to 4 quarts water to boil. Pull noodles apart and drop into water; stir to separate. Boil gently just until noodles are barely tender to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes for fresh, 5 to 6 minutes for dried. Add broccoli to the noodles. Cook just until broccoli is bright green, about 30 seconds. Drain noodles and broccoli, rinse well with hot water, and drain again.
- In a medium bowl, mix shrimp, wine salt and pepper.
- Set a 13-inch wok over high heat. When pan is hot, after about 1 minute, add oil and rotate pan to spread. Add garlic, jalapeno, bell pepper, onion and carrots. Stir-fry until onion begins to brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add shrimp mixture and stir-fry until shrimp are pink, about 2 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium. Add noodles with broccoli and soy sauce. Stir-fry until noodles are hot aand ingredients are well blended, 2 to 3 minutes. Add salt to taste, if needed. Trnasfer to serving dish or individual plates.