Dinner · 35 min · chinese

Crispy Chow Mein with Shrimp

Weeknight-friendly Chinese cooking: Crispy Chow Mein with Shrimp comes together in 35 minutes with chow mein noodles, shrimp, and not much else. At 540 calories and 34g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. Leftovers keep well, so it doubles as next-day lunch without any extra work.

Ingredients

• 12 oz Chow mein noodles
• 1 lb Shrimp
• 0.5 lb Bok choy
• 2 Carrots
• 2 tbsp Light soy sauce
• 2 tbsp Oyster sauce
• 1 cup Chicken stock
• 1 tbsp Cornstarch
• 3 cloves Garlic
• 0.25 cup Peanut oil

Steps

1. Parboil the noodles 2 minutes, drain, and pat very dry. Wet noodles steam; dry noodles crisp.
2. Spread the noodles in a hot oiled pan into a thin pancake and fry undisturbed 4 minutes per side until golden and crisp. Slide onto a platter.
3. Stir-fry the shrimp 2 minutes until pink; remove. Stir-fry the garlic, carrots, and bok choy 2 minutes.
4. Stir the stock, soy, oyster sauce, and cornstarch together and pour in; simmer 2 minutes until the sauce turns glossy and thick. Return the shrimp.
5. Pour the saucy stir-fry over the crisp noodle pancake. It should sizzle on contact — the contrast of crackling noodles and silky sauce is the whole dish.

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