15-min. Chili Garlic Shrimp Noodles
Chili Garlic Shrimp Noodles. Bouncy udon noodles coated in a delicious aromatic garlic chili oil accompanied with bouncy jumbo shrimp. Ready in 15 minutes. Great for a fast weeknight meal when time is of the essence!
Ingredients
- 500 grams udon noodle frozen kind recommended
- 8-10 Jumbo Shrimp peeled & deveined
- 3 tbsp green onion finely chopped
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil or any neutral tasting oil
- 1 tsp garlic minced
Sauce (in the following order):
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp gochugaru or 2 tsp for spicy (or sub with red chili pepper flakes)
- 1 tsp white granulated sugar
- ½ tsp chicken bouillon powder (aka chicken stock powder)
- ½ tsp Chinese black vinegar
- 2 tsp dark soy sauce
- 2 tsp regular soy sauce not light or dark!
Optional:
- ½ tsp sesame seeds optional garnish
Instructions
- Soak your frozen udon noodles in hot boiling water JUST until loosened, about 30 seconds. Strain immediately and set aside.
- In a pan set over medium heat, add vegetable oil. Once oil is hot, fry shrimp until pink, curled and cooked through. Remove shrimp from pan.
- Lower to low-medium heat. In the same pan, add garlic and green onions.
- Then quickly add in all Sauce ingredients in the listed order: sesame oil, gochugaru, sugar, chicken bouillon powder, black vinegar, regular soy sauce and dark soy sauce. Note: This prevents the ingredients in between from getting burned.
- Toss back in udon noodles and mix well until noodles are coated in sauce.
- Once noodles begin to steam, mix back in shrimp. Remove off heat. Serve with sesame seeds and more green onions (both optional). Enjoy!
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Suggested Equipment & Products
Non-stick wok
Measuring Set
Steel Colander
Tongs
Nutrition
Calories: 925kcal | Carbohydrates: 173g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 5mg | Sodium: 3830mg | Potassium: 82mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 25g | Vitamin A: 394IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1mg