This versatile dish is packed with fresh vegetables—shiitake, bok choy, red pepper, and snow peas—making it a perfect one-dish dinner. You can swap springy Chinese lo mein or chow mein noodles for the thin spaghetti here, and you can add any other vegetables that you like.
Satisfy your sweet tooth with this easy-to-make recipe for Spicy Shrimp and Vegetable Lo Mein.
1. Info for Spicy Shrimp and Vegetable Lo Mein
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Total Time: 45 min
- Servings: 4
- Calories: 758.66 kcal
2. Ingredients for Spicy Shrimp and Vegetable Lo Mein
- 12 oz. thin spaghetti
- Salt (for noodles)
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil (for noodles)
- 1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
- 1/3 cup reduced-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup Shaoxing (Chinese cooking wine; or use dry sherry)
- 2 Tbsp. chili bean sauce (or more if you want it spicier)
- 4 tsp. sugar
- 2 tsp. cornstarch
- 6 oz. fresh shiitake mushrooms
- 1/2 lb. baby bok choy
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
- 2 tsp. minced garlic
- 3 cups snow peas
- 2 Tbsp. vegetable oil (for shrimp)
- 1 1/2 lb. large peeled, deveined shrimp (16 to 20 per lb., or smaller)
- 1/2 tsp. salt (for shrimp)
- 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. vegetable oil (if needed, for vegetables)
- 3 scallions
3. Directions:
3.1 Stove
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the spaghetti and cook until almost al dente, about 6 minutes. Drain, return to pot, and toss with the oil. Set aside.
3.2 Prep
Combine the chicken broth, soy sauce, Shaoxing, chili bean sauce, sugar, and cornstarch in a small mixing bowl, whisking well to dissolve sugar and cornstarch. Set aside.
Discard stems from the shiitakes and slice caps 1/3 inch thick. Slice the bok choy crosswise 1/2 inch thick. Core and cut the red pepper into thin strips. Peel the ginger, then mince ginger and garlic. Remove strings from the snow peas (snap at stem end, then sharply pull the string from the straight side). Thinly slice snow peas lengthwise. Set vegetables aside.
3.3 Stove
Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the shrimp and season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring often, until pink, curled, and almost white throughout, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
Add shiitakes to skillet and cook over medium-high heat without stirring until browned on the bottom, about 3 minutes. Add bok choy, red pepper, and ginger and stir-fry until vegetables are tender, about 4 minutes. Add more oil if pan is getting dry, then add snow peas and garlic and stir-fry until garlic is fragrant, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
Give the sauce a stir, then add with the spaghetti and shrimp to the vegetables. Return pan to medium-high heat and simmer, tossing occasionally, until noodles are coated with sauce and piping hot, 3-4 minutes. Transfer to serving bowls.
3.4 Serve
Thinly slice the scallions. Sprinkle over noodles and serve hot.