Lo Mein
- 34 lb shrimp (fresh or frozen)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 12 teaspoon sesame oil
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 18 teaspoon white pepper
- 8 ounces bok choy (about 4 large stalks)
- 6 ounces pea pods
- 4 ounces mushrooms
- 2 green onions (with tops)
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 3 tablespoons cold water
- 2 quarts water
- 1 (8 ounce) package Chinese egg noodles
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon gingerroot, chopped
- 1 teaspoon garlic, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 14 cup oyster sauce
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 1 cup barbecued pork, sliced
- Peel shrimp.
- (If shrimp is frozen, do not thaw; peel under running cold water.)
- Make shallow cut lengthwise down back of each shrimp; wash out sand vein.
- Cut shrimp lengthwise into halves.
- Toss shrimp, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, the sesame oil, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the white pepper in glass or plastic bowl.
- Cover and refrigerate 20 minutes.
- Separate bok choy leaves from stems.
- Cut leaves into 2-inch pieces; cut stems diagonally into 1/4-inch slices (do not combine leaves and stems).
- Remove strings from pea pods.
- Place pea pods in boiling water.
- Cover and boil 1 minute; drain.
- Immediately rinse under running cold water; drain.
- Cut mushrooms in 1/2-inch slices.
- Cut green onions into 2-inch pieces.
- Mix 3 tablespoons cornstarch and 3 tablespoons water.
- Heat 2 quarts water to boiling in Dutch oven.
- Stir in noodles.
- Cook uncovered over medium heat until noodles are soft and can be separated, about 5 minutes; drain.
- Keep noodles warm in 300 degrees F oven.
- Heat wok until 1 or 2 drops of water bubble and skitter when sprinkled in wok.
- Add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; rotate wok to coat side.
- Add shrimp, gingerroot and garlic; stir-fry until shrimp is pink.
- Remove shrimp from wok.
- Add 2 tablespoons oil to wok; rotate to coat side.
- Add bok choy stems; stir-fry 1 minute.
- Add bok choy leaves, mushrooms, oyster sauce and 1 teaspoon salt; stir-fry 1 minute.
- Stir in chicken broth; heat to boiling.
- Stir in cornstarch mixture; cook and stir until thickened, about 10 seconds.
- Add shrimp, pea pods, green onions and Barbecued Pork; cook and stir 30 seconds.
- Serve over noodles.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/lo-mein-385981 (may not work)