Recipe: Yummy Prawns Chow Mein

Prawns Chow Mein. Chow down on this tasty chow mein, loaded with yummy prawns and fresh vegies. Chow mein packed with lots of veg, chicken, and prawns. Making an authentic Chinese meal at home doesn't get easier than this!

This king prawn chow mein features a blend of Shaoxing rice wine, soy sauce and sesame oil. This recipe is the perfect example of how you can change a stodgy takeaway dish into a delicious, healthy and fresh dinner. King prawn chow mein is a delicious recipe that will go excellently with a side of mixed vegetables. You can cook Prawns Chow Mein using 17 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Prawns Chow Mein

1. You need 300 g of Prawns.
2. Prepare 150 g of Dried Egg Noodles.
3. Prepare 2 Tablespoon of Oyster Sauce.
4. You need 2 Teaspoon of Soya Sauce.
5. Prepare 1 Teaspoon of Black Pepper.
6. You need 1/2 Cup of Vegetable Stock.
7. It's 1/2 Teaspoon of Dried Oregano.
8. It's 5 Cloves of Garlic.
9. It's 1 Piece of Ginger.
10. You need 1 of Medium Onion.
11. Prepare 150 g of Shiitake Mushrooms.
12. Prepare 3 of Baby Corn.
13. It's 1 Bunch of Bok Choy.
14. It's 1 of Broccoli.
15. Prepare of Other Vegetables (if any).
16. It's of Oil.
17. Prepare of Salt.

The beansprouts give it that nice refreshing crunch and the king prawns are bursting with flavour. Chow mein is always my love because of its simplicity and yummy. But this version is a little bit time-consuming since I use fresh shrimp and then peel the shell by hand. You can use frozen prawn to save the time.

Prawns Chow Mein step by step

1. Peel the prawns & take the vein out. Marinate the prawns with one teaspoon soy sauce, salt & 1/2 teaspoon pepper..
2. Add salt & half a teaspoon of dried oregano in a pot filled with boiling water. Add egg noodles into it. Cook for about a minute or till the block becomes loose(40% cooked). Drain & set aside. You can also use fresh egg noodles..
3. Finely chop ginger & garlic..
4. Chop mushrooms, onion, bok choy, broccoli, baby corn or any other vegetables you're planning to use..
5. Heat some oil & fry the prawns. Keep it aside. You can also add the prawns along with the vegetables, but if you fry it separately the prawns will have more flavour..
6. Add one tablespoon of oil & put chopped ginger garlic into it. Saute till brown..
7. Turn the heat to high. Add onion. Stir fry for a minute.
8. Add mushrooms, baby corn & bok choy next. Stir fry for a minute.
9. Add the rest of the vegetables & saute for about 30 seconds..
10. Prepare the sauce by adding the oyster sauce, vegetable stock, 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper & 1 teaspoon of soy sauce..
11. Add noodles & pour sauce over it. Stir fry till all the water in the sauce evaporates. Add salt if needed..
12. Add the cooked prawns. If you added it along with the vegetables ignore this step. Mix & serve hot..

If you not love roasted peanuts, you can skip it. If you do not like shrimp or just cannot eat it, you can use chicken to replace it. The star of this at-home version of the Chinese takeout favorite? An umami-packed sauce made with chicken broth, oyster sauce, rice-wine vinegar, sesame oil, sambal oelek, and fresh ginger and garlic. It's a delicious foil for tender egg noodles, plump shrimp, and crisp-tender snow peas.