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Spicy Prawn Chow Mein

This stir-fried noodle dish might look deceptively simple, but with a few tips and tricks up your sleeve, it really gets elevated to new heights. Charred prawns, bouncy noodles and a delicate hum of spice make this dish a true weeknight hero. 

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Spicy Prawn Chow Mein

PREP TIME
10 minutes
COOK TIME
15 minutes
SERVES
4-6
Ingredients

2 tbsp vegetable oil

400g (14 oz) peeled & deveined prawns, tails intact

1 long red chilli, finely sliced

3cm (just over 1”) piece ginger, peeled, finely julienned

3 garlic cloves, finely chopped

2 cups finely shredded cabbage

½ carrot, julienned

280g (10 oz) pkt fresh chow mein noodles*

125g (4 oz) snow peas

2 spring onions (scallions), thinly slicedNoodlesLunch

chilli crisp, to serve (try my homemade chilli crisp version)

 

Stir-fry sauce:

2 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp Chinese Shaoxing wine*

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tbsp cornflour (cornstarch)

1/2 cup chicken stock

1 tsp sugar

Steps
  • Step 1

    To make the stir-fry sauce, mix all the ingredients in a small bowl until well combined. Set aside until ready to stir-fry.

  • Step 2

    Bring a large pot of water to the boil and have that ready and waiting next to your wok.

  • Step 3

    Heat the oil in a wok over high heat. When the wok is smoking hot, add the oil and the prawns. Spread the prawns out in the wok and allow them to sear for a minute or so until they’re slightly charred. Then flip them over and stir-fry for another minute or so.

  • Step 4

    Add the chilli, ginger and garlic to the wok and stir-fry for 20 seconds until it’s all smelling great. Add the cabbage and carrot and stir-fry for 3 minutes or until the vegetables have just softened and the cabbage takes on some lovely colour. Turn the heat off.

  • Step 5

    Place the noodles in your pot of boiling water and cook for 1-2 minutes or until just softened but not quite cooked through. Use tongs to drain the noodles and transfer them to the mixture in the wok. Add the snow peas to the hot water and cook for half a minute.

  • Step 6

    Meanwhile, turn the heat up high under the wok. Add the stir-fry sauce and cook, tossing and stir-frying for 2-3 minutes or until the noodles have soaked up all the sauce. Toss through the spring onion.

  • Step 7

    Divide among serving plates. Drizzle with chilli crisp and serve.

  • Notes
    Notes:

    – Feel free to use apple juice instead to keep things alcohol-free.

    – You could also use fresh Chinese egg noodles (also known as wonton noodles), but be aware these cook quicker, so adjust the timings accordingly.

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Julene
April 17, 2023

Delicious food

So simple and easy but also looks delicious

Emily
October 12, 2022

Delicious

Was a huge hit in my house! Didn’t have oyster sauce, so used fish sauce instead, and it turned out great 🙂

Josefa Mirzaei
June 14, 2022

Spicy prawn chow main.

Nice and easy recipe..I love your recipe’s.easy to fallow..I will try it for our dinner with my family..thanks you marion..for sharing..

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