thai-style stir-fry with shrimp

By gwen -
My first time ever cooking shrimp: a success! This was really simple and surprisingly good.

From the website of the farmshare we belong to:

6-8 oz rice noodles
1 lb. stir fry greens
1/4 cup rice vinegar
2 tbs. fish sauce
2 tbs. hot sauce (Asian type)
2 tbs. sugar or honey
2 tbs. oil
12 medium shrimp (or substitute chicken or tofu)
1 onion
3 cloves garlic

Prepare Asian noodles (rice can be substituted).

Make sauce by combining vinegar, fish sauce, hot sauce and sugar. Heat wok over medium heat and coat with oil. Sauté onions and add garlic. Add sauce and heat to simmering point. If using chicken, add next and cook until done. If using tofu or shrimp add and stir quickly until coated; add other ingredients. Cook until shrimp is pink and greens are wilted. Do not overcook shrimp.

Serve over noodles. Garnish with uncooked stir-fry greens and lime wedges.

Comments

Anonymous said…
I forgot to add that the fish sauce was just too gross for me (the kind we have has identifiable parts in it...) and I substituted curry paste instead. Not the same taste, I'm sure, but it was really good.
9:57 AM
Anonymous said…
I wondered about that, honestly. :) When we go to H-Mart, I will show you the kind we use...it just looks (and tastes) like really salty soy sauce. No identifiable parts.
10:13 AM
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