Easy Shrimp Lo Mein

Source: allrecipes dot com

Time: 15 minutes TOTAL!

Servings: 4 small - this fed the four of us for dinner with no leftovers

Ingredients:

10oz shrimp (I used frozen)

1 T sesame oil

2 - 3oz packages Oriental flavored Ramen noodles

1 - 16 oz frozen stir fry vegetables (I used a snap peas mix)

1.5 cups water

1 T soy sauce or fish sauce (I used fish because I was worried about it being salty)

Directions:

1. Heat oil in wok over med-high heat. Add shrimp and fry until brown, about 3 minutes per side. 

2. Meanwhile, bring water to a boil. Add ramen noodles, reserving the seasoning packets. Boil for about 2 minutes, just long enough for the noodles to break apart. 

3. Microwave frozen vegetables in package for about 2 minutes. Add to wok with shrimp and season with one seasoning envelope. Cook, stirring occasionally until vegetables are tender, but not mushy.

4. Drain about half the water from the noodles and add remaining seasoning envelope. 

5. Add noodles to wok with shrimp and vegetable mixture. 

6. Add soy sauce or fish sauce and cook for a minute or two longer. 

Verdict: 

This was much better than I expected, coming from Ramen noodles. And not nearly as salty as I thought it would be, although I do like salt so my threshold for saltiness might be higher than others. Next time I might add another package of Ramen and some more shrimp so I have leftovers for lunch. But this meal was so fast an easy. The recipe originally called for tofu, but we don't eat tofu. But I'm sure you could use any meat or fake meat product. Shrimp is easy because it's so fast. The recipe said to fry the tofu for 15 minutes, which would have added a lot of time.  

I'll definitely make this again.