Shrimp and Sesame Lo Mein. The Asian inspired noodle dish of your dreams! This dish is sweet, savory, has a delicious crunch from the vegetables and a seafood bite from the shrimp. The sesame seeds add a delicious crisp with some much needed sesame flavoring. The rice noodles are completely gluten free too giving this dish a little healthy twist!
Another Nate meal coming at you. I mean I made it, but I have to give him the credit because he inspired it! We had a bunch of leftover rice noodles from trying out a pho dish earlier in the week and had no idea what to do with them! Input Nate with the fabulous idea to do a stir fry with shrimp! Of course this got my mind racing until I came up with this creation!
Nate and I are big on Asian inspired dishes. We love the sweet and savory hints in a lot of dishes and the occasional zing of spice. This dish is no different. Although it doesn't fit too much in the spice category, it is still quite a delicious situation.
Ingredients:
- shrimp
- rice noodles
- sesame oil
- onion
- red bell pepper
- shredded carrots
- coconut aminos
- rice vinegar
- honey
- arrowroot powder
- water
- ground ginger
- salt and pepper
- Chinese five spice
- sesame seeds
- green onions
Kitchen Appliances:
The Steps:
Slice red bell pepper, chop onion and shred carrots. Add to a skillet with sesame oil and cook until softened. In a bowl add sesame oil, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, honey, ground ginger, Chinese five spice and salt and pepper. Mix well until honey is incorporated. Add sauce to a skillet and bring to a simmer. Mix arrowroot powder and water until dissolved. Add the arrowroot powder to the sauce and mix in. Allow to simmer until it thickens (about 8-10 minutes) stirring occasionally.
While the sauce is cooking, cook the noodles according to the box. Add peeled shrimp to the sauce and allow them to cook until pink. Add noodles mix well. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and garnish with green onions.
Can I substitute different proteins for the shrimp?
Yes! Chicken would be another delicious addition to this meal! You could also do pork or beef as well! You can't go wrong with most proteins in this recipe.
What do the coconut aminos taste like?
Coconut aminos are extremely similar to soy sauce and is taking the place of it in this recipe. It is a much healthier option than soy sauce so if you are looking for a healthy alternative, I highly suggest! Soy sauce can be subbed in at a 1:1 ratio though!
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📖 Recipe
Shrimp and Sesame Lo Mein
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
- ½ lb shrimp peeled
- 1 onion chopped
- ½ cup carrots shredded
- 1 red bell pepper sliced
- ¾ cup coconut aminos
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 lb rice noodles
- ⅛ cup sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon arrowroot powder
- 2 tablespoon water
- green onions sliced to garnish
Instructions
- Slice red bell pepper, chop onion and shred carrots. Add to a skillet with sesame oil and cook until softened.
- In a bowl add sesame oil, coconut aminos, rice vinegar, honey, ground ginger, Chinese five spice and salt and pepper. Mix well until honey is incorporated.
- Add sauce to a skillet and bring to a simmer.
- Mix arrowroot powder and water until dissolved. Add the arrowroot powder to the sauce and mix in.
- Allow to simmer until it thickens (about 8-10 minutes) stirring occasionally.
- While the sauce is cooking, cook the noodles according to the box.
- Add peeled shrimp to the sauce and allow them to cook until pink.
- Add noodles mix well.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds on top and garnish with green onions.
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