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Easy Chinese Meals – Spicy Hot Seafood Chow Mein Recipe

By Justina Lee

Chinese dishes are not usually spicy but those from Sichuan province, do have quite a bit of chili in them. If you love chow mein and really really like them spicy, you definitely want to give this easy-to-make noodle recipe a go!

It's egg noodles stir-fried quickly in a fiery concoction of chili padi and ground dried chilies, and then simmered to let flavors infuse.

The end result is going to leave you feeling like a walking furnace, so be warned! And, it might be a good idea to have a tall glass of chilled barley drink to douse the fire! Now, are you game enough to eat?

Spicy Hot Seafood Chow Mein Recipe

(serves 4)

Ingredients:

1 pound fresh egg noodles

20 chili padi, finely chopped

10 dried chilies, ground

1 cup shredded cabbage

1 stalk chives

4 ounces squid

4 ounces shrimp

4 to 8 scallops

1 clove garlic, chopped

15 shallots, finely sliced

cooking oil

2 cups hot water

spring onion, chopped

Chinese parsley

seasonings:

2 tablespoons thick soy sauce

2 tablespoons soy sauce

2 tablespoons fish sauce

How to cook seafood chow mein

Cut open the squid and score in a criss-cross pattern, using a sharp knife. Then cut the squids into bite-sized pieces. Scald the squids in hot water until they curl up. Rinse under cold water and set aside for later use in the recipe.

Peel and de-vein shrimps, leaving the tails on.

Heat oil in a skillet, fry garlic and shallots until fragrant. Add ground chilies and chili padi, stir-fry quickly to avoid burning.

Add egg noodles and seasonings to skillet. Stir to mix well.

Pour hot water over noodles and stir-fry for about 5 minutes. Add vegetables and cover skillet with a lid.

Let noodles simmer for about 2 minutes. Remove lid, add seafood and cover again. This time for 1 minute.

Remove from heat at once when vegetables and seafood are cooked. Transfer to a serving platter; garnish with chopped spring onion and Chinese parsley, and serve hot. Enjoy your noodles!

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