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Easy Shrimp Chow Mein
slightly sweet yet spicy kung pao shrimp chow mein.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 2 making
Calories: 758 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Chinese
Ingredients
- 200 g fresh egg noodles or dried egg noodles , around 1/2 pound
- 2 cups of fresh shrimp , or 1 cup of frozen prawn
- 2 tablespoons peanuts oil
- 1 green pepper sliced
- 3 gloves garlic , minced
- 1 inch root ginger sliced
- 1 scallion sliced
- 1 tablespoon roasted peanuts
- 3 ~5 dried chili peppers
- 2 dashes black pepper powder
- 1 tablespoon chopped spring onions
Stir-fry sauce
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons black vinegar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon chicken stock or water
Instructions
- Peel the fresh shrimp and then cut trail and head. Or unfreeze the frozen prawn.
- Prepare a small bowl; add all the ingredients for stir-fry sauce. Set aside.
- Heat up 1 tablespoon of cooking oil in pan; add the shrimp in when you can see the waves on the surface. Do a few quick fry and move the shrimp out.
- Leave some oil in pan after removing the shrimps out. Add garlic, ginger, and scallions to stir-fry around 1/2 minute until aroma and then add dried chili pepper to continue cooking for 3 minutes.
- Add green peppers slice to cook until soft. Return shrimps in and pour in the stir-fry sauce. Mix well.
- Add roasted peanuts in. Mix well and set aside.
- Cook the egg noodles in boiling water around 5 minutes. Then transfer out and drain.
- Heat up 1 tablespoon cooking oil in wok. Add cooked egg noodles as well as the cooked kung pao shrimp in. Add 2 dashes of black pepper powder, mix well.
- Garnish some chopped onions and serve hot!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
758kcal
(38%)
Carbohydrates
87g
(29%)
Protein
45g
(90%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Cholesterol
406mg
(135%)
Sodium
1895mg
(79%)
Potassium
610mg
(17%)
Fiber
6g
(24%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1775IU
(36%)
Vitamin C
30.6mg
(34%)
Calcium
241mg
(24%)
Iron
5.7mg
(32%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2making
Amount Per Serving
Calories 758
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 758kcal | 38% |
| Carbohydrates | 87g | 29% |
| Protein | 45g | 90% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 406mg | 135% |
| Sodium | 1895mg | 79% |
| Potassium | 610mg | 13% |
| Fiber | 6g | 24% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1775IU | 36% |
| Vitamin C | 30.6mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 241mg | 24% |
| Iron | 5.7mg | 32% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.