SESAME SHRIMP with Steamed Broccoli and THANH LONG / CRUSTACEAN-INSPIRED GARLIC NOODLES

By classycook

Ingredients

• 12 pcs medium-sized shrimp, peeled and deveined
• 2 tsps honey
• 1 tsp ginger, minced
• 2 tsps chili garlic paste
• 1 Tbsp soy sauce
• 1 Tbsp & 2 tsps sesame oil
• 2 tsps sesame seeds, toasted

Preparation

Step 1

Combine honey, ginger, chili garlic paste, soy sauce, and 2 tsps sesame oil in resealable bag.
Add shrimp and seal bag, then turn to coat. Refrigerate for an hour.
Drain and discard marinade. Heat remaining sesame oil in skillet.
When hot, sear shrimp on both sides until pink, then remove. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with steamed broccoli and garlic noodles. (recipe below)

THANH LONG / CRUSTACEAN-INSPIRED GARLIC NOODLES
INGREDIENTS (serves 4 as side dish)
250 grams noodles or pasta
1 Tbsp rice wine or dry sherry
Scant 1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1/4 cup unsalted butter
2 heads grated fresh garlic mixed with 2 tsps water
1 tsp light brown sugar
Fish sauce to taste
DIRECTIONS
Bring large pot of lightly salted water to boil. Add pasta and cook until tender (go beyond normal, chewy al dente).
Ladle out and reserve 1/2 cup of slightly thick cooking liquid. Drain pasta but do not flush with water.
Add rice wine (or sherry), Maggi seasoning sauce, and fish sauce to reserved cooking liquid.
Heat skillet over medium-high heat and add 1/4 cup butter. Once melted, add garlic and sugar. Cook while stirring frequently for 1-2 minutes until softened, fragrant, and just about to turn color. Add reserved cooking liquid and stir to combine. When mixture vigorously boils, raise heat to high, then add warm pasta.
Cook while stirring with tongs until sauce clings to pasta and there is no liquid visible in skillet. Remove from heat.