Simple Shrimp and Rice Noodles
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Ingredients
-1/2 package of rice noodles
-Juice of 2 limes
-1 teaspoon of sugar
-50ml thai fish sauce
-1 bird chili finely chopped (wear gloves unless you've got a high tolerance to the heat)
-16 x jumbo shrimp (more if you're especially generous)
-2 garlic cloves finely chopped
-4 lettuce leaves cut into thin strips
-12 or so thai basil leaves cut into thin strips
-4 or 5 spring onions (scallions) chopped
At home I like to keep things simple and fast. Here's a quick noodle dish.
The Noodles In a large pot of cold water, gently heat noodles until soft. Don't let them boil or you'll wind up with rice paste. Not good. Once soft, drain them in a colander and rinse with cold water to stop them from cooking further. Cover and set aside.
The Sauce In a bowl combine the lime juice, thai fish sauce, sugar and chili. Set aside.
The Shrimp Add a couple of tablespoons of peanut or canola oil to a hot skillet, add the garlic and saute for 15 seconds before adding the shrimp. Cook shrimp for 3 or 4 minutes. Remove from heat.
Assemble the dish Place some noodles in a bowl and drizzle a few tablespoons of the sauce over them. Combine the strips of lettuce leaves, basil and chopped scallions and sprinkle over noodles. Top with shrimp.
Enjoy.
This recipe looks simple and is perfect for summer! I will give it a try!