Asian Noodles with Chile Shrimp and Cashews

Title:
Asian Noodles with Chile Shrimp and Cashews

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
*book
revie,
Shellfish




Ingredients:





   1/2 lb Dried Chinese-style noodles


          -or vermicilli


     3 tb Peanut oil


     1 lb Large shrimp; peeled and


          -deveined


     3    Cloves garlic; minced


     1 tb Grated ginger root


     4    Scallions; thinly sliced


     1 lg Red bell pepper; julienned


     1 lg Yellow bell pepper;


          -julienned


     2 tb Prepared hot sauce


     1 tb Chinese chile paste


     1 tb Light soy sauce


     1 tb Sesame oil


     2 ts Honey


   1/2 c  Cashews; toasted






 In large pot of boiling salted water, cook noodles, breaking up with fork,


 until tender, about 3 minutes. Drain well and toss with 1 tablespoon oil.


 In large skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon oil and cook


 shrimp until they turn pink, about 3 minutes. Transfer to plate. In same


 skillet over medium-high heat, heat remaining tablespoon oil and cook


 garlic and ginger until fragrant, about 1 minute. Stir in scallions and


 bell peppers. Cook until tender, about 3 minutes. In small bowl, combine


 hot sauce, chile paste, soy sauce, sesame oil and honey until blended. Stir


 into skillet with vegetables. Stir in shrimp and cashews and heat to


 boiling. Remove from heat. In large bowl, toss noodles with vegetables and


 shrimp. Serve immediately.


 


 *Recipe from THE GREAT HOT SAUCE BOOK by Jennifer Trainer Thompson, (C)


 1995, used with permission of Ten Speed Press. >www.compucook.com >Pat


 Hanneman [3/15/98]


 


 Recipe by: THE GREAT HOT SAUCE BOOK by Jennifer Trainer Thompson*


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh 
on Mar 15,


 1998