Stir-Fried Noodles with Shrimp
1/2 pound Lo Mein noodles (or any fresh noodles or pre-cooked noodles)
12 medium size shrimp, peeled and deveined.
Half onion, cut into strips
1 carrot, cut into thin strips
4 cloves garlic, sliced thinly
4 scallions, cut into half inch pieces
3 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1. When the water boils, cook noodles for about 1 minute. Then, drain and drizzle with some oil on and mix up.
2. Before cooking, add some salt to the shrimp.
3. Heat 2 tablespoons oil to medium heat, sauté shrimp for about 1 minute, and then remove from the pan.
4. Add 1 tablespoon oil into the pan. Sauté onion about 2 minutes or till it’s lightly brown.
5. Add carrot, garlic and white part of scallions, and stir-fry about 1 minute. Add some salt.
6. Add noodles and stir-fry about 1 minute.
7. Add shrimp, the remaining scallions and 1 tablespoon soy sauce, and stir-fry about 1 minute. Serve.
Today is Lantern Festival. Lantern Festival falls on the fifteenth day of the Chinese New Year, also known as Yuanxiao Festival. Yuanxiao is glutinous rice ball and eaten on this day. The round shape of rice ball symbolizes family union, and bright lanterns are for good luck and hope. Another tradition is to solve riddles on the lanterns. The Lantern Festival concludes the New Year celebrations.
