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Shrimp Soy Sauce King Chow Mein

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Shrimp Soy Sauce King Chow Mein

Ingredients

Shrimp:

  • 300 g shrimp, peeled
  • 5 g salt
  • 5 g Shaoxing wine
  • 3 g cornstarch
  • 5 g oil

Noodles + Veg:

  • 454 g fresh HK egg noodles
  • 160 g bean sprouts
  • 55 g green onions (5 cm cuts)
  • 75 g onion, sliced
  • 20 g garlic, sliced
  • 45 g neutral oil
  • 5 g sesame oil
  • 5 g sesame seeds

Sauce:

  • 30 g light soy sauce
  • 18 g dark soy sauce
  • 20 g oyster sauce
  • 9 g sugar
  • 15 g water
  • 1 g white pepper

Directions

  1. Noodles: Blanch for  30–60 sec, then rinse in cold water. drain very well.
  2. Shrimp: Marinate 10–15 min. In a hot wok, use a small amount oil and sear 60–90 sec. Remove from Wok.
  3. Crisp noodles: With the Wok smoking, add ~30 g oil. Add noodles, spread, leave them 30–60 sec. Toss 5–6 min until crispy & golden.
  4. Build: Add remaining oil. Add Garlic + onion and cook for  30 sec. Return shrimp.
  5. Sauce: Pour sauce around the wok. Toss hard until evenly coated and dry-glossy.
  6. Finish: Add Bean sprouts + green onion → 30 sec (keep crunch). Sesame oil, toss once.
  7. Plate: Finish with sesame seeds. Serve hot.