Hot and Sour prawn Lo Mein recipe

Hot and Sour prawn Lo Mein ingredients list:

• 1 lb of fresh medium prawn, peeled and deveined.
• 1 tablespoon of Chinese rice wine or dry sherry.
• 1 teaspoon of cornstarch.
• ½ lb of Chinese egg noodles, or Italian fettucine or linguini.
• 1 teaspoon of sesame oil.
• 1 red bell pepper.
• 6 oz of snow peas.
• 1 cup of baby carrots.
• 2 quarter-inch slices of ginger.
• Hot and sour sauce.
• ¾ cup of chicken broth.
• 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar.
• 2 tablespoon of ketchup.
• 1 tablespoon of granulated sugar.
• 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce.
• 1 tablespoon of cornstarch dissolved in 4 tablespoons water.
• 4 tablespoons of oil, for stir-frying.

Instructions for Hot and Sour prawn Lo Mein:

• Rinse the prawn under warm running water. Cut in half lengthwise if desired.
• Add the rice wine or sherry and cornstarch. Marinate the prawn for 15 minutes.
• Fill a large pot of water with enough water to cover the noodles. Bring to a boil.
• Add the noodles and boil for 5 minutes.
• Drain, run under cold water, and drain again.
• Toss with 1 tablespoon of sesame oil.
• Cut the red bell pepper in half, remove the seeds and cut into 1-inch strips.
• Blanch the snow peas and carrots briefly in boiling water until they turn a bright color.
• Submerge in ice cold water, remove and drain thoroughly.
• Mince the ginger.
• In a small bowl or measuring cup, mix together the sauce ingredients and set aside.
• Heat a wok over medium-high to high heat; add 2 tablespoons of oil.
• Once the oil is hot, add the ginger and stir-fry until aromatic (about 30 seconds).
• Add the prawn and stir-fry until they turn pink. Remove from the wok.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of oil. Once the oil is hot, add the carrots. Stir-fry the for a
• minute, then add the snow peas. Stir-fry for another minute, then add the red bell peppers.
• Push the vegetables up to the side of the wok and add the sauce in the middle.
• Heat to boiling, then add the noodles and prawn.
• Mix everything together; heat through and serve hot