Description
These asian inspired shrimp bings & garlic noodles are a perfect easy weeknight dinner that comes together in less than 30 minutes.
Ingredients
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For the Shrimp Bings:
- 1 lb shrimp
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 medium carrot
- 2 stalks green onion
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon neutral oil
- 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar
- 1.5 teaspoons kosher salt
- black pepper
For the Garlic Noodles:
- 16 ounces of Chinese wheat noodles
- 2 tablespoons of butter
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 soy sauce
- 1/4 cup noodle water
- 2 zucchini, thinly sliced into 2” long sticks
- neutral oil
Instructions
For the Shrimp Bings:
- Finely chop the carrot, green onion, and garlic. Set aside the minced garlic, and add the carrots and green onion to a medium sized mixing bowl.
- Roughly chop the shrimp – you can have anywhere from 1/4” – 1/2” pieces. You can pulse in a food processor, but try not to have this turn into a paste.
- Add the shrimp, corn, peas, egg, cornstarch, rice wine vinegar, kosher salt, and black pepper to the mixing bowl. Give everything a mix until combined.
- Heat a cast iron pan or large pan on medium high heat. Add a tablespoon of neutral oil. then make the bings by adding 1/4 cup of the shrimp bing batter directly to the pan. Space out each bing with at least 1/2” between each bing.
- Cook for 2 minutes, then flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes. You may need to reduce the heat to medium depending on your stove.
- Remove the bings from the pan once they’re cooked, and repeat with the rest of the batter.
For the Garlic noodles with Zucchini
- Bring a large pot of water up to a boil. Boil the chinese wheat noodles according to package instructions, about 1-2 minutes. One important note is that you do NOT need to salt the water.
- Reserve ½ cup of the noodle / pasta water. Once the noodles are finished cooking, drain and rinse with cold water for 1 minute, or until the noodles are cool. Set aside.
- While you’re waiting for the water to boil, prepare the vegetables and aromatics. Mince the garlic and slice the zucchini. First trim off the ends of the zucchini. Cut the zucchini into thirds, and then slice 1/3” planks. I like to turn the piece around to get the final cut. Then, lay the planks flat, then slice into thin pieces. These don’t all have to be perfect, but it’s good to have a similar size so they cook in the same amount of time.
- In the same pan you cooked the noodles, heat this on medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of neutral oil and add all the sliced zucchini. Stir around and cook for 2 minutes. Push the zucchini to the side of the pan (it will not be finished cooking yet, but it will continue to cook as you add the noodles). Add the 2 tablespoons of butter and let this melt and begin to brown. Add the noodles to the butter and the minced garlic. Mix everything together using tongs, then add the ¼ cup of soy sauce and ¼ cup of pasta water. Continue vigorously mixing everything together until combined, then serve!
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Notes
For storage, you can store both the leftover shrimp bings and garlic noodles in a tupperware container (combined is ok). They will last for 3-4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Easy gourmet
- Method: Stove-top
- Cuisine: Asian