Name: Garlic Noodles and Shrimp
Yield: Makes 2 to 3 servings as a main dish or 6 to 8 servings as part of a multicourse meal
Cuisine: Hakka
Ingredients: 1 cup thinly slivered onion; 2 tablespoons soy sauce; ½ cup thinly slivered carrots; 2 to 5 teaspoons minced jalapeño chile; 2 tablespoons minced garlic; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; ½ teaspoon ground black pepper; 1 cup thinly slivered red bell pepper; ½ teaspoon salt, or to taste; 2 teaspoons Chinese rice wine (shaoxing) or dry sherry; 14 to 16 ounces fresh Chinese wheat or egg noodles, or 12 ounces dried; 8 ounces broccoli florets, cut into ¾-inch chunks (about 2 cups); 12 ounces peeled, deveined shrimp (31 to 35 per pound)

Preparation info

Makes
2 to 3
servings as a main dish

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Hakka Cookbook

By Linda Anusasananan

Published 2012

About

Many Indians know this dish as Hakka chow mein or lo mein, or Hakka noodles. At Tangra Asian Fusion Cuisine, this popular dish is called garlic noodles. The restaurant offers many versions of this noodle dish, using different vegetables or meats, or making it vegetarian. Extra chiles, garlic, and pepper give these stir-fried noodles a spicy Indian flavor. In India, a dish of soy sauce with minced chiles is often served alongside, to add to taste.