Saturday, July 12, 2008

Shrimp Lo Mein

Noodles are favorite food every one,especialy for kids,here i've tried simple chinese lomein.lo mein means simply sauteed noodles with our favorite combination of meat and vegetables.For this recipe u can use traditional chinese egg noodlesor any spaghetti shaped noodle.



You need:

corn strach - 1tsp
salt - 1/2 tsp
sesame oil - 1tsp(for toasted)
jumbo shrimp - 10
1baby bok choy - cut crosswise into 3-inch pieces.
bamboo shoots - 1/4cup sliced.
scallions - 3 (cut into 2inch pieces)
finely minced garlic - 1tsp
chicken stock - 1/4cup
oyster sauce - 2tbsp
soy sauce - 1tbsp
sugar - 11/2 tsp
bean sprouts - 1/4cup
peanut oil - 2tbsp+4tbsp
chinese egg noodles - 1pkd


Direction:

stir together in a bowl with cornstrach,salt and sesame oil,toss the shrimp in cornstrach mixture and let marinate for 10 to 20 mins.

In a another small bowl stri chicken stock,oyster sauce,soysauce and sugar.Cook noodles as per the direction in a pocked,drain and rinse under cold water until cool.drain again and toss thorougly with sesame oil.

Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat .when hot ,pour in 4tbsp of peanut oil swril around the wok until hot but not smoking.Add the shrimp quickly strring and flipping in the oil to separate the picecs,and cook lightly.drain seive or colander.

Reheat the wok over high heat.When hot,pour in 2tbsp of peanut oil swril until very hot but not smoking.Now add all the vegetables with garlic.stir and toss vigorously until the vegetables are well coated with oil,about 45 secs.Now pour the chicken stock mixture down the side of the wok.stir and cover,allowing the vegetables steam in the sauce for a min.uncover and add toasted noodles into the wok with shrimp.stir and toss about 30secs,add the bean sprouts and stir for about 30 secs.Pour into serving dish and sprinkle the black pepper corns.Serve immediately with hot chilli sauce.

This is my entry for AWED - Chinese

3 comments:

notyet100 said...

never tried shrimp with noodles//looks yummy...

Indian Khana said...

Delicious noodles...

Arul said...

Thanks priti..try this noodles..the taste will be too good..