Longevity Noodles
8
Points®
Total time: 30 min • Prep: 20 min • Cook: 10 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This recipe is a tasty choice for Lunar New Year. The noodles symbolize longevity and the mushrooms represent prosperity. Enjoy it as a main course, or serve it as a side dish as part of a larger Lunar New Year menu.
Ingredients
Uncooked thin rice vermicelli noodles
8¾ oz
Canola oil
2 tsp
Shiitake mushroom
1 cup(s), sliced, thinly sliced
Carrots
1 medium, cut into matchsticks
Uncooked shrimp
1 pound(s), peeled and deveined
Garlic clove
2 clove(s), thinly sliced
Fresh ginger
1 tsp, finely grated
Snow peas
1 cup(s), whole, thinly sliced
Chinese (pak-choi) cabbage
4 cup(s), shredded, or Napa cabbage, thinly sliced
Canned water chestnuts
1 cup(s), thinly sliced
Oyster sauce
2 Tbsp
Low sodium soy sauce
1 Tbsp
Shallot
2 medium, thinly sliced
Instructions
1
Prepare the noodles according to the package instructions; rinse under cold water and then drain well.
2
Heat a wok over high heat. Add the oil and heat for 20 seconds. Add the mushrooms and carrot; stir-fry until the mushrooms are tender, 1 to 2 minutes. Add the shrimp, garlic, and ginger; stir-fry for 1 minute.
3
Add the snow peas and cabbage; stir-fry until the cabbage starts to wilt and the shrimp change color, about 2 minutes. Add the water chestnuts, oyster sauce, soy sauce, noodles, and half of the shallots; stir-fry until heated through, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve sprinkled with the remaining shallots.
4
Serving size: about 1 1/2 cups
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