Fried Udon-Wrapped Shrimp

Name: Fried Udon-Wrapped Shrimp
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp bonito flakes (optional); 1 teaspoon seasme oil; 2 teaspoons granulated sugar; 118 milliliters low-sodium soy sauce; 118 milliliters rice vinegar; 4 servings salt and pepper (as needed for seasoning); 170 grams chow mein style udon noodles (or other thin noodle such as angel hair pasta); 4 servings peanut, canola or vegetable oil (as needed for frying depending on the size of your vessel)

One portion of this dish contains about 8g of protein, 3g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

Add soy sauce, rice vinegar, sugar, sesame oil, and as many slices of the chili pepper as you like to a lidded jar; shake well to combine. Shake again just before serving.Prepare the cucumber salad: Halve the cucumbers lengthwise and cut crosswise into ½-inch half moons.

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Chili Pepper

Rice Vinegar

Sesame Oil

Cucumber

Soy Sauce

Shake

Sugar

Add the cucumbers and scallions to a bowl, along with ½ cup of the prepared dipping sauce; season with a tiny pinch of salt and pepper and toss to coat. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

Dipping Sauce

Cucumber

Green Onions

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Bowl

Sprinkle with the bonito flakes just before serving (if using).Prepare the shrimp: Cook the udon according to package instructions.

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Bonito Flakes

Shrimp

Drain well.While the udon is still warm straighten out a forkful, then roll this udon (about 12 noodles) around each of the shrimp. Set them aside to cool. The starch will “glue” the noodles in place.Meanwhile place about 3-inches of oil into a large deep pot.

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Pasta

Shrimp

Starch

Roll

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Heat the oil to 350 degrees F. Working with 2 or 3 udon-wrapped shrimp at a time deep fry them until the shrimps are cooked and the udon browned, about one and a half minutes (maybe two).

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Shrimp

Cooking Oil

Roll them in the oil with a long-handled heat-proof slotted spoon to assure they brown evenly.

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Roll

Cooking Oil

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Slotted Spoon

Spread the cucumber salad onto a serving plate, topping it with warm udon-wrapped shrimp.

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Cucumber

Shrimp

Spread

Serve remaining dipping sauce on the side.

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Dipping Sauce

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Bowl

Pot

Slotted Spoon

Ingredients

Servings:

1Tbsp

bonito flakes (optional)1teaspoon

seasme oil 2teaspoons

granulated sugar 118milliliters

low-sodium soy sauce 118milliliters

rice vinegar 4servings

salt and pepper (as needed for seasoning)170grams

chow mein style udon noodles (or other thin noodle such as angel hair pasta)4servings

peanut, canola or vegetable oil (as needed for frying depending on the size of your vessel)

Recommended wine: Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, Pinot Noir

Fish on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Grigio, Gruener Veltliner, and Pinot Noir. Fish is as diverse as wine, so it's hard to pick wines that go with every fish. A crisp white wine, such as a pinot grigio or Grüner Veltliner, will suit any delicately flavored white fish. Meaty, strongly flavored fish such as salmon and tuna can even handle a light red wine, such as a pinot noir. The Scarpetta Pinot Grigio with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 13 dollars per bottle.