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15 min Shrimp Chow Mein Recipe
A simple shrimp chow mein meal loaded with carrots and green onions. This is a quick Asian stir-fried noodle dish.
Prep Time
7 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings: 2 servings
Calories: 550 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
For the Chow Mein:
- 2-3 green onion aka Spring Onion, sliced
- 1 carrot cut into matchsticks
- 12 pieces Shrimp large Shrimp variety
- 1 packet Lo Mein Noodles
- 1-2 Tablespoons oil
- 1 Tablespoon Ginger + Garlic *see Notes
For the Stir Fry Sauce:
- 2 Tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 Teaspoon chili sauce
- ½ Teaspoon sugar
- salt to taste
- 2 Tablespoon water
Instructions
- Start out by preparing the spring onions and carrot. Wash the spring onion, discard any "dead" parts and cut the white onion part into thin slices. Reserve the green onion stalks and just cut them into bigger slices, they will be used as the garnish.
- Peel the carrot and cut as good as possible Julienne/into Matchsticks.
- Mix all the sauce ingredients together, except the water!
- Keep a pot to boil with water and once it's cooking add the noodles. Cook according to packet instructions or for about 3 minutes. The noodles should be cooked al dente, not mushy and not raw. Strain and keep aside.
- then place your wok on high heat and add the oil. Wait for the oil to get hot and throw in the spring onion, stir fry on high heat for a less than a minute. Then continue to add in the shrimp. Stir continuously and turn them so that they cook evenly on high heat ob both sides. The shrimp should be getting some color.
- At this point, you can throw in the carrot and just stir fry short again. Then you need to add the noodles and directly pour the previously prepared sauce over the noodles. Add the water into the bowl for the sauce mix again so that the content incorporates with the water and pour that too quickly over the noodles.
- Then Stir fry and mix the whole content well! I suggest you try to do it with chopsticks that's how the Chinese do it too. Do that for 1 minute over high heat and then you are done.
- Garnish with the spring onion greens as shown and serve hot!
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Notes
- Use Ginger and Garlic chopped fresh (with ⅔ garlic & ⅓ ginger) or ready-made Ginger Garlic paste.
- Pick a chili sauce you like. I tend to use Sriracha.
- You can add more ingredients to the sauce for a complex delicious sauce, such as fish sauce, oyster sauce, Tabasco sauce, sesame oil or even peanut oil.
Nutrition Information
Calories
550kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
93g
(31%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
15mg
(5%)
Sodium
1493mg
(62%)
Potassium
160mg
(5%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
5215IU
(104%)
Vitamin C
7mg
(8%)
Calcium
27mg
(3%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 550
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 550kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 93g | 31% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 15mg | 5% |
| Sodium | 1493mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 160mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 5215IU | 104% |
| Vitamin C | 7mg | 8% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.