Singapore Mai Fun

curry noodles with shrimp Work’s been very busy for both of us since February began, so we haven’t been cooking a lot and certainly haven’t been blogging. To begin catching up: Singapore Mai Fun, aka curry noodles with shrimp, from Cooking Light. Primary ingredients are shrimp, thin rice noodles, bell pepper, green onion, egg, with peanut oil, garlic, and curry powder for predominant flavors. FYI, “mai fun” refers to a type of rice noodle, but any thin rice noodle will work.

Things I would or did change: We skipped the chicken and used a pound of shrimp in order to make it pescatarian. Definitely make sure you use the peanut oil for cooking – it’s subtle, but contributes deliciously. And be aware of the heat level of the curry powder you use because that will dictate the heat of the whole dish. Also, it came out pretty salty. We forgot to get no-salt-added chicken broth, so that probably didn’t help, but I might consider reducing the amount of salt you add either to the noodle water or the dish itself.

Would I make it again: Definitely. Quick and easy, relatively healthy, and delicious.

Shrimp & Snow Pea Stir Fry

asian stir fry shrimp snow pea Another simple stir fry, and this time I remembered to take a photo before it was devoured. This time we went for a Chinese-ish Shrimp & Snow Pea Stir Fry with rice from Cooking Light. Main ingredients include shrimp, snow peas, red bell pepper, red onion, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, soy sauce, and sesame seeds.

Things I would or did change: I went with fresh ginger & garlic over bottled, and was too lazy to toast the sesame seeds (you stir fry everything in sesame oil, so it still tasted fine). It could have used a little more kick, so I might go with more garlic & ginger and/or a spicy element to the sauce.

Would I make this again: Sure, when I’m looking for a simple, healthy stir fry with a little fish. I happen to LOVE snow peas and shrimp, and the color was nice, but the flavor left a little to be desired. It was fine, just not… Exciting. Definitely needed a dump of Sriracha in the end.