SHRIMP CHOW MEIN

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This is so good! I felt like I had ordered takeout! The flavors were all spot-on with the slightly crunchy vegetables and the sauce was light, but just enough to coat the noodles, veggies, and shrimp.

Provided by Pam Lolley

Categories Chow Mein Noodles

Time 45m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 18

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Ingredients

8 ounces chow mein noodles
¼ cup chicken stock
2 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1 ½ tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon light brown sugar
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons canola oil
½ cup matchstick carrots
½ cup thinly sliced onion
½ stalk celery, diagonally sliced
1 ½ tablespoons finely chopped fresh ginger
1 teaspoon finely chopped garlic
¾ pound uncooked medium shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 cup bean sprouts
4 stalks green onions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
2 cups fresh baby spinach

Steps:

Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rapid boil. Cook noodles at a boil until tender yet firm to the bite, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain, rinse, and set aside.
Whisk together chicken stock, sherry, oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, brown sugar, and pepper in a small bowl.
Heat a large 12-inch cast iron skillet or wok over medium-high heat until hot. Add canola oil and swirl to coat the bottom of the pan; heat until it just begins to smoke. Add carrots, onion, celery, ginger, and garlic to hot oil and cook, stirring constantly, just until vegetables begin to soften, about 1 minute. Add shrimp and cook, stirring constantly, until almost done, about 2 minutes. Push vegetables and shrimp to one side of the pan and add chicken stock mixture; stir constantly until sauce is hot.
Add noodles and stir well to mix with sauce and vegetables (using a metal spatula and chopping noodles slightly helps to mix this together.) Cook, stirring constantly, until the noodles have absorbed the sauce, about 2 minutes. Stir in bean sprouts and green onions and cook, stirring constantly, until just cooked, 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in baby spinach until just wilted. Serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 476.9 calories, Carbohydrate 44.1 g, Cholesterol 129.2 mg, Fat 22.6 g, Fiber 5.8 g, Protein 25 g, SaturatedFat 3.7 g, Sodium 1079.7 mg, Sugar 4.2 g