Sherry's Spicy Shrimp Noodle Bowl
By
Sherry Blizzard
@akflurry
5
This is a hearty rich, spicy soup, perfect for a cold winter's evening. This recipe came about by accident. My mom gave me a recipe for a spicy shrimp noodle bowl, but when I started making it, I realized I had the wrong recipe. I combined both her recipe and another calling for bell peppers and ginger and this wonderfully rich shrimp broth made from the shells was born. A true marriage of flavors was created between the shrimp, the chicken broth, the cabbage, rice sticks, peppers and especially the chili garlic paste with a splash of sriracha sauce. I hope you'll give this a whirl.
Ingredients
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MAKING THE STOCK:
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1 lbmedium shrimp, deveined (use the shells and tails only--set the shrimp aside)
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4 cchicken broth, divided into 2 2c portions
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1 1/2 cwater
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2 tspginger paste
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1 bottleclam juice (8 oz)
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PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER:
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1 Tbspolive oil
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1/2 cred bell pepper, thin matchsticks
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1/2 cgreen bell pepper, thin matchsticks
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1 smallonion, thin slices
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1 clovegarlic, minced (1 teaspoon)
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2 ccabbage, shredded and chopped
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1 csnow peas, cut on the diagonal 1" slice
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3/4 ccarrots, finely shredded
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3 Tbspasian chile garlic sauce (i buy sambal oelek)
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1 Tbspred chile pepper flakes
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2 Tbspsriracha sauce
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6 ozrice sticks or noodles
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bunchcilantro to taste
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slicelime to serve
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·salt and pepper to taste
How to Make Sherry's Spicy Shrimp Noodle Bowl
- Peel the shrimp, putting the shrimp casings and tails in a large saucepan. Set the cleaned, deveined shrimp aside to add later.
- To the casings add 2 cups chicken broth, clam juice, water and ginger.
- Bring to a boil, lower the temperature and just simmer for 10 minutes. Strain the broth through a fine sieve. You now have a very rich broth.
- To a large soup pot heat the olive oil and lightly sauté the peppers, onion and garlic.
- Add the rich shrimp broth, the other 2 cups of chicken broth, and everything else EXCEPT the shrimp, rice noodles, cilantro and lime slices.
- Simmer for 5 minutes. Add the shrimp and broken up rice sticks/noodles (my mom prefers to use 2 packages of Ramen Noodles-broken up).
- **NOTE: If using raw shrimp, cook just until it turns pink and noodles are soft. If using cooked shrimp, just heat through a few minutes.
- Garnish bowls of soup with chopped cilantro and lime wedges.
About Sherry's Spicy Shrimp Noodle Bowl
Course/Dish: Other Soups Seafood
Main Ingredient: Seafood
Regional Style: Asian
Other Tags: Quick & Easy Healthy
