Preparation
15 minutes
Cooking
15 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Today, TasteVN introduces you to a mixed dish that is quite appealing and very simple to make. Let’s cook with dry noodles, fresh shrimp, and some familiar herbs, adding a little fried onion and roasted peanuts to make a delicious dry noodle dish with chewy shrimp and rich flavor!
Ingredients for Dry Noodles with Shrimp Serves 2
Dry noodles 10 gr Fresh shrimp 200 gr Roasted peanuts 50 gr Red onion 3 bulbs Garlic 1 bulb Chili 2 pieces Herbs and cilantro 50 gr (basil/ Vietnamese balm/ mint/…) Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Sugar 2 tablespoons Ground pepper a little Cooking oil 3 tablespoons
How to choose fresh and delicious shrimp
- Fresh shrimp have a translucent shell, straight body shape, slightly curled tail, and the head, tail, and legs are firmly attached to the shrimp body. Additionally, when holding the shrimp, it feels firm and does not have a foul smell.
- Do not buy shrimp that are soft and mushy, have a cloudy color, loose head and legs or black color, or shrimp that smell rotten, have curved bodies, or leak strange fluids should also not be purchased.
How to prepare Dry Vermicelli with Shrimp
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Prepare the ingredients
The dry vermicelli bought should be placed in a basket and rinsed through 2 times with water, then put into a pot of boiling water for about 5 minutes over medium heat until soft, then remove the vermicelli and soak it in a bowl of cold water. Once the vermicelli has completely cooled, drain it in the basket.
Shallots are peeled, washed, and sliced thinly. Next, place a pan on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, heat it, then lower the heat to small and add the shallots to fry until golden and crispy, then remove them to a bowl.
Garlic is peeled, washed along with chili, and then both are minced.
Various herbs and cilantro are washed and chopped.
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Prepare the shrimp
Rinse the shrimp with water, then peel the shell to get the shrimp meat, slit the back of the shrimp to remove the black vein, and rinse again until clean.
Next, put the shrimp into an pan and sauté with 1 tablespoon of cooking oil over high heat. When the shrimp turns red, it’s done (you can also boil or steam the shrimp until cooked).
Quick and clean tips for preparing shrimp and removing the vein- The quickest way to remove the shrimp vein is to make a cut on the back of the shrimp and then use the sharp end of a toothpick to pull the vein out.
- Alternatively, you can bend the shrimp’s head and gently squeeze from the shrimp’s tail to expose the gut, then hold the gut and gently pull to remove the vein.
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Make the sauce and mix the noodles
In a bowl, combine and mix well the ingredients including 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 4 tablespoons of water, 1 tablespoon of lime juice, minced garlic, and chili.
Add the noodles and shrimp into the bowl along with the sauce mixture, add 2/3 of the fried shallots, and gently mix to let the noodles absorb the flavors.
Next, take the amount of shrimp noodles that you want to serve onto a plate, sprinkle with fried shallots, crushed peanuts, a bit of herbs, cilantro, and a little ground pepper, and you can enjoy it.
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Final product
Dry noodles mixed with shrimp look very eye-catching, the noodles are chewy, the dried shrimp are sweet and meaty, blending with the fragrant fried shallots, crunchy peanuts, and the sweet and sour sauce that absorbs the flavors is incredibly appealing.
Above, TasteVN has guided how to make dry noodles mixed with shrimp that is simple yet appealing and full of nutrition. Wish you success!
