Shrimp Pan-Fried Noodles

The shrimp and vegetable sauce on the crispy & crunchy noodles are a must-try! The dish must be eaten fresh to ensure the noodles are crispy and crunchy!

This dish is commonly found in Chinese restaurants. A Chinese seafood noodles recipe would consist of shrimp, squid, and white fish. If you are not a huge seafood fan, you can add a different type of protein such as chicken, beef, or pork according to your taste. 

Pan Fried Noodles

I recommend to use Hong Kong egg noodles for this shrimp pan fried noodles recipe. The egg noodles can easily be fried and will maintain a nice crunchy and chewy texture with the sauce. 

You can find fresh Hong Kong egg noodles in the refrigerated section at the Asian store (such as 99 ranch or Hmart). You can also find the dried Hong Kong egg noodles in the dried noodle section in the Asian store. 

You can boil the noodles for a minute or two and strain the noodles. Make sure to pat the noodles dry with a paper towel before frying in oil or else the oil will splatter!

The seafood pan fried noodles calories is on the higher end since the noodles are fried in oil. However, if you don’t want to fry the noodles, you can boil the noodles and serve the sauce over the boiled noodles. This will become a shrimp and egg noodles dish!

Shrimp and Vegetable Sauce

The shrimp and vegetable stir fry is a common sauce used in Cantonese cuisine. The sauce has a nice gravy and has a nice hint of garlic and ginger flavor. 

The sauce can also be versatile meaning that you can add different vegetables or meat. If you do decide to add more vegetables and meat, you may need to alter the salt content to ensure that everything is well seasoned. It is recommended to marinate (salt and pepper) your protein before making this stir fry if you are adding meat. However, the shrimp doesn’t need to be heavily seasoned.

Ingredients you need for your shrimp pan fried noodles recipe:

• Hong Kong egg noodles
• Oil
• Shrimp
• carrots
• celery
• garlic
• ginger
• water
• soy sauce
• chicken bouillon
• oyster sauce
• sugar
• corn starch
• shimeji mushrooms

Steps to make the shrimp pan fried noodles:

• Step 1. Boil Hong Kong egg noodles for 1 minute. Strain the noodles and pat dry with a paper towel. This will help your noodles crisp up more and prevent the oil from splattering when frying.
• Step 2. In a medium saucepan, add 3-4 tbs to the pan. Once the oil is hot, add noodles and spread thinly. The more thin you spread the noodles, the crispier it would be. Fry noodles on each side for 3-4 minutes or until golden brown on both sides. Set aside noodles.
• Step 3. Heat pan to medium heat and add 1 tbs oil. Fry shrimp with a pinch of salt until cooked and set shrimp aside.
• Step 4. Using the same pan on medium heat, cook ginger and garlic. Then, add celery and carrots. Saute for one minute.
• Step 5. When the carrots and celery are tender (slightly soft), add soy sauce, chicken bouillon, oyster sauce, and sugar. Mix well. Then add cornstarch slurry.
• Step 6. Add the mushrooms and the cooked shrimp. Mix for 1 minute and cook until the sauce has thickened.
• Step 7. Add sauce on top of the noodles and enjoy while the noodles are still crispy!

The crispy pan-fried noodles with shrimp recipe will be a repeat recipe, especially if you love ordering this dish at Chinese restaurants. Considering that the crispy egg noodles are easy and quick to make at home!