While I was on vacation, I drank a lot of ginger beer – both on its own and in dark and stormy’s (my new fvorite drink, where it’s mixed with Black Seal Rum). The sharp ginger flavor of the soda seemed like it would pair perfectly with Chinese food, and left me craving lo mein. Which is what I originally set out to make here, until I realized two things: I didn’t actually have about half of the ingredients that I plnned to use, and I don’t actually know how to make lo mein. So I used what I actually had in the kitchen to make these spicy noodle bowls, which were actually really good and killed the lo mein craving. And, just in case you were wondering, they went very well with a dark and stormy.
I lightly battered the shrimp in cornstarch and egg white, the sam way that I do in my kung pao shrimp. I really like the way that this comes out – it gives the shrimp a slight crispiness, without being heavy or greasy. I also borrowed from the kung pao by adding some peanuts to give the dish a little bit of crunch. Water chestnuts and snap peas rounded it out, but you can use whatever vegetables you have on hand – I think broccolini would be wonderful.
Spicy Asian Noodle Bowls
- 1 lb shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 2 tsp sake
- 1 egg white
- 1 Tbs water
- 3 tsp cornstarch
- 2.5 Tbs soy sauce
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper
- 2 Tbs sherry
- 1 Tbs grated ginger
- 2 cloves garlic
- 4 green onions, chopped
- 1 small green pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 cup cole slaw mix
- 1 cup snap peas, blanched
- 1/2 cup water chestnuts
- 2 Tbs peanuts
- 4 servings Chinese noodles (the kind that look like bird nests in the pkg), prepared
- Sriracha to taste
Sprinkle the shrimp with the sake. In a small bowl, combine the egg white, water, and cornstarch. Coat shrimp with the cornstarch mixture.
Combine the soy sauce, sherry, sesame oil, and red pepper in a small dish. Set aside.
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray and set over high heat. Add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the shrimp and cook about 5 minutes, or until nearly cooked through. Add the green onion and pepper – cook until pepper begins to softed slightly. Add the cole slaw mix, snap peas, water chestnuts, and noodles. Stir in the soy sause mixture and cook until heated through. Remove rom heat and mix in the peanuts. Season with sriracha to taste.
Serves 4.
Approx. 400 calories, 7.5 grams fat, 3.8 grams fiber, 35 grams protein
DebinHawaii says
09/24 at 3:04 amYum! What a perfect dinner. A great combo of flavors and those shrimp look amazing.
Reeni says
09/22 at 9:02 pmThese noodles look awesome for just using what you had on hand. Excellent improvising!!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie says
09/21 at 10:07 pmSuper delicious noodles, love the flavors, excellent with shrimp!
Nutmeg Nanny says
09/21 at 3:21 pmThis looks great! I love all that shrimp…yum:) I’m not sure where you live but in Ohio where I grew up there was a soda called “Vernors” and it’s really delicious and gingery. They call it a ginger ale but it’s more like a ginger soda. If they have it available in your area you might like to give it a try. It’s pretty delicious:)
jenn says
09/21 at 1:04 pmYum!! I’m always good for a good noodle dish. This looks really great! Maybe I should started drinking ginger beer, so I can crave me some noodles.
ranaelizabeth says
09/21 at 1:43 pmA nice, cold Dark and Stormy is my favorite drink! I like Meyer’s Dark Rum the best for it, but really, any dark rum will work. Trader Joe’s (as well as Whole Foods) sells ginger beer, but I can’t think of the brand.
Happy Cook says
09/21 at 1:15 pmPass me that bowl please, super super delicious.
pity says
09/21 at 12:29 pmthis is a wonderul recipe for a light dinner, i love it, and i like that you put the calories in eachpost, very interesting your blo, i will be back for sure,
cheers from london,
pity
Mary says
09/21 at 11:27 amWhat a terrific recipe for one that came off the top of your head. I love Asia food for that reason. You can make of it what you will and usually in a very short amount of time. This is great. Have a wonderful day.
Mo says
09/21 at 11:22 amI cant wait to try this one! I love noodles of all kinds! Think it might work with the shiratki noodles?
I also ordered some stuff from the Asian Food Grocer online… will let you know what I come up with… I think Udon is in order!
Alisa - Frugal Foodie says
09/21 at 11:00 amGorgeous! Asian noodle/rice bowls are one of my favorite meals.