Shrimp Chow Mein Recipe & Video

Shrimp chow mein. Who can say no to this?!

When I uploaded chicken chow mein recipe few years ago, who knew it will go viral. You guys loved the recipe so much and the most common questions from the recipe was about the noodles and “can I use shrimp?”.

So in this shrimp chow mein recipe, I will answer the 2 biggest questions you all had.

First, about protein.

Yes, you can use shrimp, as I did! So delicious! Also the Chinese five spice was hate or love it kinda thing, so I removed on this recipe.

You could use pork, beef, tofu or even no protein. (but why would you do that?? lol)

Second, the noodles

I used ready-to-use egg noodles that are precooked, I buy the noodles from local Asian grocery store. If you can’t find it, no worries. I got the best solution for this.

Spaghetti.

YES! It WORKS!

It’s egg noodles after all… lol! Just cook spaghetti al dente and drain. Let it just dry out an drain completely, do not coat with oil or anything, because we are cooking chow mein!

Alrighty, I think we’ve got some great start for shrimp chow mein, shall we begin?!

In a small mixing bowl, whisk oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, chicken or veggie stock and pinch of black pepper. Set aside. 

Combine shrimp, shaoxing wine and black pepper in a mixing bowl and set aside. If you don’t want to consume alcohol, just skip this part. 

Make sure all your veggies are cut before you start cooking. This will help cooking process a lot smoother, faster and easier!

Heat a wok or large skillet over high heat and add 1 tbsp cooking oil. Swirl to coat then add shrimp. Spread shrimp evenly and sear them 30 sends to 1 minute each sides depending on the size of the shrimp. Turn off the heat, remove the shrimp from the wok and place on a plate. Set aside.

Heat now-empty-wok over high heat, add remaining 2 tbsp cooking oil. Add chopped garlic, ginger and chili. Stir fry until you can smell the beautiful aromas, about 30 to 45 seconds.

Add mushrooms, bok choy and bamboo shoots. Stir fry until vegetables are soften, about 1 minute. 

Add noodles and the sauce mixture. Stir fry until noodles soaked up the delicious flavors from the sauce and no moisture in the bottom of the work, about 1 to 2 minutes. 

Add beansprouts, green onions and cooked shrimps. Stir fry everything together until last 3 ingredients are warmed up, about 1 minute. 

Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle some sesame oil and sprinkle some sesame seeds.

Enjoy!

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