Cake Noodle Recipe
Cake noodle is a Chinese dish featuring egg noodles, shrimp, stir-fried vegetables, and a flavorful homemade sauce. It’s a classic recipe that’s very popular in Hawai’i and is a hearty — and easy — dinner option!
Ingredients
For the cake noodle
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 pound egg noodles cooked to package directions
For the stir fry
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- ½ pound shrimp peeled and deveined
- 1 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1 tablespoon oil
- ½ baby bok choy roughly chopped
- ½ cup mushrooms sliced
- ½ cup zucchini sliced
- ¼ cup carrots sliced
- ¼ cup onions sliced
For the sauce
- 1 ½ cup chicken stock
- 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
- 2 tablespoons shoyu
- 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- ¼ cup water
Instructions
- For the noodles: Add oil to a large pan set over medium high heat. Once the oil has heated up, add the noodles. Spread the noodles into an even layer and cook until browned. Flip the noodles, while trying to keep it in its shape, and repeat the cooking process on the other side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- For the stir fry: Add butter to another pan set over medium high heat. When butter has melted add shrimp and garlic salt. Toss to combine. Cook until shrimp is no longer translucent and pink or about 2-3 minutes on each side. Remove from the pan and set aside.
- Add oil to the pan along with mushrooms, bok choy, zucchini, carrots, and onions. Stir fry until just softened. Be sure not to over cook veggies.
- For the sauce: While veggies are cooking, begin the sauce. To a pot over medium high heat add chicken stock, oyster sauce, shoyu, sugar, sesame oil, salt, and pepper. Whisk until well combined.
- Mix cornstarch and water then add to sauce to thicken.
- Place veggies back on the heat. Add shrimp to the pan along with the sauce. Toss until well combined.
- Serve stir fry over crispy noodles and ENJOY!
Notes
Tips
- Prep your ingredients. When you devein and peel the shrimp and chop up all of your vegetables before you get started, this recipe will be even easier!
- Stir fry at high heat. For the best results, stir-fry your veggies and shrimp on medium-high. It will ensure that you hold on to all of those yummy natural juices.
- Mix up the veggies. This is a great “use everything in the fridge” recipe! Use my list of vegetables as inspiration, but feel free to replace or add any others that you may like — or have at home.
- Adjust the seasoning according to your taste. As the recipe can vary with different regions and families, always adjust the seasoning according to your taste. You can add more soy sauce, oyster sauce, or even some sesame oil to suit your preference.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 703kcalCarbohydrates: 97gProtein: 33gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 197mgSodium: 1564mgPotassium: 945mgFiber: 6gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 6220IUVitamin C: 52mgCalcium: 204mgIron: 4mg
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