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Long Life Fertility Noodles Recipe with Happy Shrimp

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Servings 2 2 auspicious servings

Ingredients
  

  • 6 ounces thin spaghetti noodles
  • 7 ounces shrimp, deveined
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon kosher or sea salt, divided
  • 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
  • 1 tablespoon cooking oil
  • 1 teaspoon finely minced garlic
  • 1/4 cup snow peas, sliced thin on diagonal
  • 1/4 cup matchstick cut carrots
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (or dry sherry)
  • 1/4 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

Instructions
 

  • Bring a stockpot of water to boil. Add 1 tsp of salt to water and cook thin spaghetti, according to package directions. Drain. While pasta is cooking, place shrimp in a small bowl and add the remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and the cornstarch. Mix well and let sit for 8 minutes. Rinse the shrimp well, washing off the salt and cornstarch. Pat very dry with paper towels.
  • In a wok or large skillet, heat cooking oil on high until a bead of water sizzles and evaporates upon contact. Add the shrimp and fry until halfway cooked through, about 1 minute each side. Dish out the shrimp to a plate, keeping as much oil in wok as possible (you should have about 1 teaspoon of oil left and you may add an just a bit of oil into the pan if needed.)
  • Turn heat down to medium and add garlic. Fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds then add the snow peas and carrots. Fry for 1 minute, until the carrots and snow peas are cooked but still retain a nice crunch. Add the soy sauce and rice wine. Turn heat to high and add the drained spaghetti noodles and shrimp. Toss well to combine. Let cook for 2 minutes, until shrimp is cooked through. Toss with sesame oil and sesame seeds.
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