Chili Garlic Shrimp Noodles. Spaghettini noodles coated in a delicious light garlic chili oil accompanied with bouncy black tiger shrimp. A flavourful noodle dish that only takes 30 minutes to make and is so filling! Great for dinner or lunch.
I’ve really been into chili oil noodles so much that I’ve already posted a seafood-less version of my Garlic Chili Oil Udon Noodles. They are so good, tasty and easy to make. So I thought why not add a twist of seafood to this amazing dish and also change up the noodles to something more accessible for all. Especially those who do not live nearby an Asian grocery store, unable to get their hands on udon noodles.
These chili oil noodles with shrimp are made with spaghettini noodles and you can even substitute with spaghetti noodles! And if you cannot find black tiger shrimp, feel free opt for normal large size prawns. Also, if you can’t find gochugaru aka Korean hot pepper flakes, feel free to use chili pepper flakes but just to warn you if you do, it will be spicier.
Mild version!
My chili garlic shrimp and noodle stir fry is milder than others! A lot garlic chili noodles are very spicy because they’re using the Sichuan red pepper flakes that have that “mala” or numbing feeling to the tongue. So, if you’re not a big spice love but you want to try getting your tongue used to spice, this chili oil prawn pasta is a fantastic way to start!
Easy chili oil noodles with shrimp!
My prawn chilli garlic noodles are easy to make! Especially if you buy the easy peel shrimps that have already been deveined. It comes together in less than 30 minutes.
For this chili oil shrimp pasta, you’re essentially frying the shrimp until pink and golden, transferring it to a plate. Meanwhile, as you are frying the shrimp, boil your pasta until Al Dente (about 7 minutes if you’re using spaghettini). To the same pot, add in your leafy greens in the last minutes to blanch. Then you’ll strain the noodles and greens together.
Next in the same pan that you fried your shrimp in over no heat, add back in your cooked noodles and greens followed by the remaining seasoning ingredients, and DO NOT MIX YET. Then pour that smoking hot oil over the seasoning ingredients and mix your noodles with the ingredients until well combined. Then mix in your cooked shrimp. And your prawn chilli garlic noodles are done!
Tips for Making Prawn Garlic Chili Pasta
To make your life easier, I will be sharing some tips I’ve learned to make garlic chili oil noodles with shrimp:
- Use quality ingredients. This really goes without saying but quality ingredients can really take your shrimp garlic chili pasta to the next level! Especially when it comes to your seafood.
- After you strain your pasta and veggies, add a little bit of oil to the pasta. This will keep the noodles from sticking together making it easier to mix later.
- Sauté the shrimp until just pink and curled. Do not fry any longer than that or you will over cook it making the shrimp lose it’s bouncy texture.
- After throwing in your noodles and veggies into the pan along with the seasoning ingredients, do not mix the ingredients yet UNTIL you have poured that smoking hot oil over top. This will allow for the oil to cook and add intensity to the flavour of your seasoning.
- Add shrimp to your noodles at the very end to prevent the shrimp from being cooked by the hot oil.
I hope these tips were helping in guiding you how to make my prawn garlic chilli pasta recipe.
FAQ
I can’t find some of these ingredients, what else can I use?
- Gochugaru = substitute with Sichuan red pepper flakes or chili pepper flakes (but I will warn you that the dish will be much spicier)
- Black tiger shrimp = substitute with large prawns
- Yu Choy = substitute with bok choy
- Black Chinese Vinegar = replace with normal vinegar
- Dark soy sauce = replace with half the portion of regular soy sauce
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For this recipe
You will need the following ingredients:
- 375 grams spaghetti
- 20 shrimps, black tiger, peeled and deveined
- 4 cups Yu Choy
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 tbsp avocado oil smoking hot
Seasoning ingredients:
- 2 tsp garlic, minced
- 2 tsp gochugaru
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 4 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 stalks green onion, finely chopped
Optional: sesame seeds for garnish
How to make Shrimp Garlic Red Pepper Pasta
- Bring a large pot of water to boil and add your pasta noodles in. Boil until Al Dente according to packet instructions, do not overboil. In the last minute of boiling your pasta, add in yu choy to boil for a minute. Strain noodles and greens together. Tip: Add ½ tbsp of oil to the pasta and greens to prevent them from sticking together.
- Meanwhile, fry your peeled and deveined shrimp just until pink and curled on both sides, about 5-6 minutes. Remove and transfer to a plate to set aside.
- In the same pan, add back in your cooked noodles and yu choy. Add the remaining seasoning ingredients on top of the pasta in the centre.
- In a separate pan, heat your avocado oil until it’s smoking hot. Then pour the oil over the seasoning ingredients. Mix the noodles with the ingredients until combined.
- Then mix in cooked shrimp. Enjoy! Optional: garnish with sesame seeds for additional flavour.
Give it a try!
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Mild Chili Garlic Shrimp Noodles (30-min. Recipe)
Ingredients
- 375 grams spaghettini pasta or spaghetti
- 20 shrimps black tiger, peeled and deveined
- 4 cups Yu choy chopped, ends cut off
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 tbsp avocado oil smoking hot
Seasoning ingredients:
- 2 tsp garlic minced
- 2 tsp gochugaru (Korean red pepper flakes)
- 2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp chicken powder
- 4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 4 tsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp Chinese black vinegar
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 stalks green onion finely chopped
- Optional: sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Bring a large pot of water to boil and add your pasta noodles in. Boil until Al Dente according to packet instructions, do not overboil. In the last minute of boiling your pasta, add in yu choy to boil for a minute. Strain noodles and greens together. Tip: Add ½ tbsp of oil to the pasta and greens to prevent them from sticking together.
- Meanwhile in the same large pot, fry your peeled and deveined shrimp just until pink and curled on both sides, about 5-6 minutes. Remove and transfer to a plate to set aside.
- Add back in your cooked noodles and yu choy. Add the remaining seasoning ingredients on top of the pasta in the center.
- In a separate pan, heat your avocado oil until it’s smoking hot. Then pour the oil over the seasoning ingredients. Mix the noodles with the ingredients until combined.
- Then mix in cooked shrimp. Enjoy! Optional: garnish with sesame seeds for additional flavour.
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Notes
- Use quality ingredients. This really goes without saying but quality ingredients can really take your shrimp garlic chili pasta to the next level! Especially when it comes to your seafood.
- After you strain your pasta and veggies, add a little bit of oil to the pasta. This will keep the noodles from sticking together making it easier to mix later.
- Sauté the shrimp until just pink and curled. Do not fry any longer than that or you will over cook it making the shrimp lose it’s bouncy texture.
- After throwing in your noodles and veggies into the pan along with the seasoning ingredients, do not mix the ingredients yet UNTIL you have poured that smoking hot oil over top. This will allow for the oil to cook and add intensity to the flavour of your seasoning.
- Add shrimp to your noodles at the very end to prevent the shrimp from being cooked by the hot oil. I hope these tips were helping in guiding you how to make my prawn garlic chilli pasta recipe.
- Gochugaru = substitute with Sichuan red pepper flakes or chili pepper flakes (but I will warn you that the dish will be much spicier)
- Black tiger shrimp = substitute with large prawns
- Yu Choy = substitute with bok choy
- Black Chinese Vinegar = replace with normal vinegar
- Dark soy sauce = replace with half the portion of regular soy sauce
That was a great tip for using a little oil to help keep the noodles from sticking together. Bring on the shrimp happiness!