Franken-Mein (lo-mein)

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

sauce
1/2 cup seafood stock
2 tablespoon Lee Kum Kee's Premium® Oyster Sauce
1 tablespoon Red Boat® Fish Sauce
2 tablespoon mirin
1 tablespoon Pearl River Bridge® Light Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Bourbon Barrel Foods® Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 teaspoon Huy Fong Foods® Chili Garlic Sauce
stir fry
1/2 tablespoon roasted peanut oil
12 oz bag frozen shrimp, size 41/50 count, thawed and deveined
2 cups broccoli florets, steamed
1 cup pineapple
1 (8 oz) can sliced water chestnuts, drained
noodles
2 tablespoon roasted peanut oil
1 package Umi Organic® No longer shipping :( -- Yakisoba Noodles
garnish
2 green onions, sliced on bias
toasted sesame seeds

Directions

To make the sauce, whisk all the sauce ingredients together in a bowl and set aside.

Place the broccoli in a microwave steamer. Add ~1/2 cup of water, close the top and microwave on a fresh vegetable setting. When finished, drain the water and set aside.

For the noodles, heat a large non-stick pan over medium high heat. When warm, add the roasted peanut oil. Loosen the noodles with your hands and spread in an even layer in the pan. Let the noodles cook for ~7 minutes on one side then flip them over and do the same on the other side. You want some of the noodles to brown and become crispy, but not burnt.

While the noodles are cooking, add oil to another non-stick pan. Put the shrimp and water chestnuts in the pan and cook until the shrimp are just cooked. Add the pineapple to the mixture and cook until the shrimp is completely cooked.

Add the fried yakisoba noodles and steamed broccoli to the pan. Pour the sauce over the ingredients. Toss to mix everything together well, the lo-mein is done when the sauce is absorbed and thickened, ~2 minutes.

Transfer lo-mein to serving bowls and garnish with green onion and sesame seeds.

Notes

• I have not found a good substitute yet for some fresh Yakisoba Noodles. Will update when/if I find one. I really miss making this and I'm very sad that Umi Organic® quit shipping noodles. If you live in the US North West look them up. Their noodles are amazing.
• I get about 3/4 of a package of noodles in our largest pan. If you have smaller pans or need more noodles, you can do it in two batches and just set aside the first batch until ready. Just prepare them ahead of time and add to the sauce in a single batch.
• I use roasted peanut oil, because it adds a nice toasted flavor to the dish, but you could substitute with regular peanut oil, or any neutral oil.

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