Shrimp Chow Fun
A Chinese dinner made with seafood. Ready in about 40 minutes. Difficulty: medium.
- 25 minPrep (about)
- 15 minCook (about)
- 40 minTotal time
- 4Servings
- MediumDifficulty
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Join the waitlist Not nowIngredients
Main ingredient
- 10 oz shrimps Shopping tip: Shrimp (UK: prawns). Raw or frozen works.
Fresh & other
- ⅔ bag rice stick noodles
- ⅔ egg
- 2 ½ tbsp cornstarch
- 1 ¼ tsp minced garlic
- 1 ¼ tsp ginger
- ⅔ cup onions
- 1 ¼ cups bean sprouts
- ⅔ cup green onions Shopping tip: Green onions (scallions).
- 1 ½ tbsp cooking wine
- 2 tsp sugar
Sauces & oils
- 2 ½ tsp sesame seed oil
- ¼ cup + 1 tbsp oil Shopping tip: Vegetable, canola or peanut oil (good for high heat).
- 1 ½ tbsp oyster sauce
- 2 tsp vinegar
- 1 ½ tbsp soy sauce
Spices & seasonings (1): pepper
- pinch pepper
How to make it
Steps in our own plain words.
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STEP 1 - SOAK THE RICE NOODLES.
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Soak the rice noodles overnight untill they're soft.
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STEP 2 - BOIL THE RICE NOODLES.
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Boil the noodles for 10-15 minutes.
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Rinse using cold water to stop your cooking process of the noodles.
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STEP 3 -MARINATING THE SHRIMP.
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Egg, 1 pinch of pepper, 1 ¼ teaspoons 1 ½ tablespoons of oil, 1 Tablespoon corn starch and of sesame seed oil in a bowl add the shrimp.
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Mix well.
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STEP 4 - STIR FRY.
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Shrimp in wok add 2 ½ tablespoons of oil.
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Stir fry them until it is golden.
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Set the shrimp aside.
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Add 1 ½ tablespoons of oil to your work.
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Add all of the vegetables, ginger and minced garlic.
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Add the noodles to the wok.
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Add soy sauce, about 1 pinch white pepper, sesame seed oil, vinegar, sugar, oyster sauce and sherry cooking wine.
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Add back in the shrimp.
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To thicken the sauce.
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Whisk 1 Tablespoon of corn starch plus 2 Tablespoon of water in bowl and slowly add to your mix-fry until it's the right thickness.
On the side: Cucumber salad
A side we added to round out the meal. It is not part of the original recipe.
How to make it (10 min)
- Thinly slice the cucumbers.
- Toss with the rice vinegar and a pinch of salt. Let it sit a few minutes.
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Join the waitlistRecipe from TheMealDB, adapted from the original. Steps rewritten in our own words. Times are estimates.