Hot and spicy shrimp with noodles (bon app)
2 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | tablespoons | Peanut oil |
| 2 | smalls | Carrots, peeled and cut into 2x1/2x1/4 inch strips |
| 2 | Anaheim chilies, seeded and cut into 2x1/2 inch strips | |
| 1 | large | Red bell pepper, seeded and cut into 2x1/2 inch strips |
| 1 | 8oz. package soba noodles or spaghetti | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Oriental sesame oil |
| 6 | Quarter-size slices peeled | |
| 1 | cup | Orange juice, fresh |
| ⅔ | cup | Chicken stock or canned broth fresh ginger, minced |
| 4 | Garlic cloves, minced | |
| 3 | Green onions, minced | |
| ¾ | teaspoon | Dried red pepper flakes |
| ¾ | pounds | Large raw shrimp, unpeeled legs removed |
| 2½ | teaspoon | Cornstarch dissolved in 2tb chicken broth |
| Orange peel julienne | ||
| Green onion fans (optional) | ||
| ¼ | cup | Soy sauce |
| 2 | tablespoons | Grated orange peel |
| 2 | teaspoons | Sugar |
Directions
TYPED BY MANNY ROTHSTEIN
ORANGE JUICE MIXTURE
Combine last (orange juice mixture) 5 ingredients in small bowl; stir dissolve completely.
Heat 1 tb peanut oil in wok or heavy large skillet over high heat. Add carrots, Anaheim chilies and bell pepper and stir-fry until beginning soften, 4 minutes. Transfer vegetables to bowl.
Cook noodles in large pot of rapidly boiling water until just tender b still firm to bite, about 3 minutes. Drain well. Toss with sesame oil.
Return to hot pot. Cover to keep warm.
Heat remaining 2 tb peanut oil in wok over high heat. Mix in ginger, garlic, minced green onions and pepper flakes. Add shrimp and stir unt beginning to turn pink, about 1 minute. Add orange juice mixture and c until shrimp are almost cooked through, stirring occasionally, about 3 minutes. Return vegetables to wok and stir until heated through. Pour cornstarch mixture into center of wok. Stir until sauce thickens. Tran noodles to heated platter. Spoon shrimp mixture over. Garnish with ora peel julienne and green onion fans. Serve immediately, or cool and ser room temperature.
Source: "The Weekday Cook, Bon Appetit Fast & Easy Favorites". Pub 198 This book is a collection of recipes taken from "The Weekday Cook" col in "Bon Appetit". The recipes were published in the months when the featured ingredients were best. This recipe is for January.
Submitted By MANNY ROTHSTEIN On 04-05-95