Spicy Shrimp Noodles
Make these brown rice noodles with spicy shrimp in a tangy peanut butter sauce for the most satisfying easy meal in under 30 minutes.
Think of this dish as a quick play on garlic shrimp noodles or shrimp pad thai you would find at a restaurant. If you love Thai food and looking to satisfy that craving this is definitely the recipe for you. Lots of tangy flavor and don’t skip on the lime.
Though it only takes a half hour to make, it doesn’t skip on flavor and has all the components a good noodle take out dish I love.
Here is everything you need to make these easy spicy shrimp noodles at home:
Ingredients (scroll down for the recipe)
- 8 oz brown rice pad thai noodles*
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sliced scallions
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 lime
Peanut Butter Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- 1/2 tsp agave nectar
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp noodle water
- 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
If you don’t have brown rice or pad thai noodles, you can actually use linguine or fettuccine to make this dish.
How to Make Quick Spicy Shrimp Noodles
To make these pad thai noodles with spicy shrimp, first peel and devein the shrimp. If you’re not sure how to properly clean your seafood check out this post for a step by step.
Meanwhile, prepare your noodles according to instructions by boiling them in hot water. Rice noodles cook faster than regular noodles, so pay attention so that your noodles are still firm to cook with later.
Next, pour one tablespoon of canola oil in a cast iron skillet and cook your shrimp for about 2-3 minutes on each side. Then set aside. Note, for this recipe I like to take the tails off the shrimp.
In the same cast iron skillet, add the remaining oil and quickly cook the green onion until it’s bright green. Set aside. Pour one egg and quickly scramble it in your skillet.
Then, mix all of the peanut butter ingredients together in a separate bowl. Add noodles, shrimp, scallions and top with the peanut butter mixture.
To serve top with cilantro, peanuts and a squeeze of fresh lime.
Other Shrimp Recipes You May Like
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Print the Spicy Shrimp Noodles Recipe
Spicy Shrimp Noodles Recipe
Ingredients
- 8 oz brown rice pad thai noodles
- 3 tbsp canola oil
- 1 lb peeled and deveined shrimp
- 1/2 cup chopped peanuts
- 1 egg
- 1 cup sliced scallions
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
- 1 limes
Sauce
- 1 tbsp Sriracha sauce
- 1/2 tsp agave nectar
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 3 tbsp ketchup
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 1 tbsp noodle water
- 1/2 tbsp peanut butter
Instructions
- Cook noodles according to package directions.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a cast-iron skillet over high. Add shrimp and cook for 2 minutes on each side or until the shrimp is pink. Set shrimp aside.
- Back to the skillet, add another tbsp of oil and heat up the scallions until they are bright green. A few minutes. Set aside.
- Add the remaining oil to the skillet and quickly scramble the egg.
- Now make the sauce by mixing all of the ingredients together in a bowl. Don't forget to reserve a little water from the noodles.
- Add shrimp, scallions and the noodles back to the skillet. Pour your sauce and toss everything gently, top with half of the peanuts and cilantro.
- To serve, add more peanuts, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. Enjoy!