Shrimp and Noodle Stir Fry
This shrimp and noodle stir fry is a delicious and easy Asian-style recipe to make on the griddle or in a skillet. With a simple sweet and savory soy-based sauce and succulent bites of shrimp, this easy stir fried noodles recipe is even better than Chinese takeout!
Servings: 2 people
Ingredients
- 6-7 oz dried Chinese noodles like egg noodles or lo mein *See notes
- 8 oz 41/50 count shrimp peeled and deveined
- 2½ tablespoons cooking oil
- 1 cup frozen peas and carrots mix
- 1 cup onion diced
- 2 green onions sliced thin, whites and greens separated
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves fresh garlic minced
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin
- 1 tablespoon crunchy garlic chili sauce *See notes
- 3 eggs beaten
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ½ tablespoon sesame seeds optional for garnish
Instructions
- Boil the noodles according to package instructions. Drain noodles well. Add about ½ tablespoon of cooking oil to the bottom of a large sheet tray. Toss the drained noodles in the oil, and spread out in a thin even layer on the tray. Allow the noodles to cool completely before starting your stir fry. You can also cover the sheet tray with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator overnight.
- When noodles are cool, prepare the sauce by mixing soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin, and crunchy garlic chili sauce in a medium bowl. Set aside.
- Drain shrimp if needed, and cut each shrimp into 3 equally-sized pieces.
- Preheat griddle or large skillet to medium heat. For griddle cooking, aim for a griddle temperature of about 400°F.
- Add about 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the heated griddle or skillet. Begin sautéing the diced onions and the whites of the sliced green onions. When onions are about halfway done, add the peas and carrots mix. Stir to combine, and continue to sauté until vegetables are about 75% done. Then move to the side of the griddle, or for skillet cooking, remove from the skillet and set aside.
- Add about 1 tablespoon of cooking oil to the griddle or skillet and spread it around a bit. Spread the noodles out in an even layer on the oiled surface, and cook untouched for about 1-2 minutes. Then stir fry until warmed through.
- Spread the noodles out in a thin even layer again. Make a "well" in the noodles. Add the butter and minced garlic to the well. Allow the garlic to cook in the butter for about 1-2 minutes to release the aromatic flavors of the garlic.
- When the garlic becomes fragrant and has a bit of color to it, add the cut shrimp and sauté in the well with the butter and garlic. Cook the shrimp in the well until about 50% cooked through. Then mix the shrimp, butter, and garlic with the noodles.
- Add the vegetables to the shrimp and noodles, and sauté everything together briefly, about 1 minute. Then pour the prepared sauce over the noodles.
- Toss everything together, ensuring the sauce fully coats the noodles. Sauté for an additional 2-3 minutes. *Remember, the sauce will continue to thicken a bit as the noodles cool also.
- Pour beaten eggs on the heated surface. Cook the eggs, then mix scrambled eggs in with the shrimp and noodle stir fry.
- When all ingredients are well incorporated, pour the sesame oil over the shrimp and noodle stir fry. Sprinkle with green parts of the sliced green onions. Stir everything together one final time. Transfer to a serving dish, and sprinkle with sesame seeds and/or more sliced green onions for garnish. Serve with siracha, more soy sauce, or your favorite Asian condiments.
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Notes
- Noodle options - We used a Cantonese-style egg noodle for this recipe, but we’ve also had success with dried Chinese lo mein noodles. To replicate our dish exactly, look for the Blue Dragon Cantonese Egg Noodles.
- Our favorite garlic chili sauce - This is optional, but it’s one of our absolute favorite ingredients to add to Asian recipes! We HIGHLY recommend the Chef Troy’s Crunchy Garlic Chili Oil, available at some grocery stores and Amazon.
- Add vegetables to stretch the dish – Try adding your favorite stir-fry vegetables like broccoli or bell peppers. Simply sauté the vegetables before cooking the shrimp and noodles, and be sure to make extra sauce to account for the extra volume of ingredients.
- Spice it up – For a bit of heat, you can add a pinch of red pepper flakes or a dash of siracha to the sauce before adding it to the shrimp and noodle stir fry.