Easy Shrimp Chow Mein

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
• 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

1. 1

   Peel the fresh shrimp and then cut trail and head. Or unfreeze the frozen prawn.

2. 2

   Prepare a small bowl; add all the ingredients for stir-fry sauce. Set aside.

3. 3

   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.

4. 4

   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.

5. 5

   Add green peppers slice to cook until soft. Return shrimps in and pour in the stir-fry sauce. Mix well.

6. 6

   Add roasted peanuts in. Mix well and set aside.

7. 7

   Cook the egg noodles in boiling water around 5 minutes. Then transfer out and drain.

8. 8

   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.

9. 9

   Garnish some chopped onions and serve hot!