Happy New Year! Hope you all had a wonderful time with your family and friends. Last night, I was making one of my favorites shrimp and noodles dish. There are several ingredients including shrimp, bean vermicelli or glass noodles, and ginger, which you can find in the grocery stores. However, if you have a chance to visit Thailand, you might have to order a classic one. The restaurant will make the glass noodles and shrimp together and serve in a clay or metal pot. This recipe is a simple, kid-friendly, and perfect for lunch or dinner. You might give it a try.
Ingredients: serves 2-4
8 jumbo shrimp, shell on
3 small bunches of bean vermicelli or glass noodles, sock in water until soften
5 slices ginger
5 dried mushrooms, soak in warm water until soften and reserve water
4 scallions, cut into 1-inch
cilantro and scallion for garnish
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 slices smoked bacon
1-2 tablespoons cooking oil
Make the sauce
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon black or dark soy sauce
2 teaspoons sesame oil
3 tablespoons dried mushroom water
Make the cilantro paste
a handful cilantro stems or 3 cilantro roots, chopped
5 cloves garlic
1/2 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
1/2 teaspoon whole white peppercorns
Directions:
Make the cilantro paste, in a pestle and mortar or a blender, add cilantro stems, garlic, black and white peppercorns and pound until smooth.
Soak glass noodles in room temperature water until soften or about 10 minutes. Drain and cut the noodles about 2 inch long.
Sock dried mushrooms in a warm water until soften and reserve water.
Use a knife or scissor cut the back of the shrimp shell and open all the way to the tail. Remove the vein and rinse well.
Make the sauce, in a small bowl, add oyster sauce, soy sauce, sesame oil, dried mushroom water, sugar, and stir until combined.
In a mixing bowl, add noodles, shrimp, dried mushrooms, cilantro paste, sauce, sliced ginger, and mix well. Marinate at least 20 minutes in the refrigerator.
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
I used the clay pot and baked it in the oven. You also can cook on the stovetop.
In a clay pot, add sliced bacon and cooking oil, and noodles, shrimp, and ginger mixture. Cover and bake in the oven about 10 minutes. Open the pot and stir the shrimp and noodles around to redistribute the sauce. Then cover and cook until noodles are tender and shrimp is cooked. If the noodles are not fully cooked, add reserved dried mushroom water. Then stir well and check seasoning. Add chopped scallion. Serve hot and garnish with cilantro and scallion. Enjoy ka.
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