fried noodles

ingredients:

• 5 ounces raw scallops
• 5 ounces shrimps
• 1 1/2 ounces green beans
• (string beans)
• 1 1/2 ounces button mushrooms
• 4 ounces large carrot
• 2 packages
• or 12 ounces fried noodles
• 2 tablespoons salad oil

sauce:

• 1 cup Chinese soup stock or chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• a little salt
• a little pepper
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 2 tablespoons water
• 2 tablespoons potato starch (katakuriko)
• 2 tablespoons sesame oil (optional)
• suitable amount of rice vinegar (optional)
• suitable amount of mustard (optional)

step 1:

Hull shell and devein the shrimps. Wash them.

step 2:

Cut the green beans (string beans) diagonally into 5 cm. pieces.

step 3:

Slice the button mushrooms.

step 4:

Cut the carrot in half. Slice as shown in the picture.

step 5:

Heat 1 tablespoon salad oil in a frying pan over a high flame. Sear the shrimps and scallops. After they change color, add the vegetables and mushrooms. Sear for a couple of minutes.

step 6:

Add the Chinese soup stock (or chicken broth) and soy sauce, and stir. Add the salt, pepper and sugar.

step 7:

Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 minute, While the mixture is simmering, dissolve the potato starch in the water. After 1 minute, add the dissolved potato starch to the pan and stir until the mixture becomes creamy.

step 8:

If you like, add the sesame oil. Boil for one minute. Remove from the heat.

step 9:

Heat the remaining salad oil in another frying pan and add the fried noodles. Fry for a couple of minutes. Remove from the pan and place on a serving dish.

step 10:

Pour the sauce over the noodles. If you like, pour the rice vinegar over it and place the mustard on the side.