My Famous Drunken Noodles

  • Level: Easy
  • Yield: 2 to 4 servings
  • Total: 20 min
  • Active: 20 min
Famous for being a late night drinking dish, Drunken Noodles is a marriage between my Thai and Chinese roots. The sauce seems complicated, but it’s as simple as measuring and dumping in a bowl. Fresh rice noodles are a deli item at most Asian markets. They are made and delivered fresh daily to the markets. It’s best to buy and use them within 48 hours. A way to tell if they are fresh is just to take the pack and fold it like a towel. If you can fold until the ends touch and the middles aren’t cracking, that’s a sign of freshness.
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Ingredients

Sauce:

2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce

1 tablespoon oyster sauce

1 1/2 tablespoons fish sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

1 teaspoon Sriracha

1 teaspoon minced garlic

6 to 8 Thai basil leaves, cut chiffonade

Noodles:

3 tablespoons canola or peanut oil

2 to 3 cloves garlic, minced

2 large eggs

1 to 2 serrano chiles, thinly sliced

6 to 8 large shrimp, peeled and deveined

1/2 medium white onion, sliced

4 cups fresh rice noodles, separated

1 cup Thai basil leaves, loosely packed

1/2 cup grape tomatoes, halved

Directions

  1. Make sauce: Combine all of the ingredients in a small bowl. Set aside.
  2. Prepare noodles: In a large saute pan, heat the oil over high heat. When you see a wisp of white smoke, add the garlic and cook, stirring, until light brown.
  3. Add the eggs and serrano chiles and cook, stirring, until the eggs are lightly scrambled and barely set, about 1 minute.
  4. Add the shrimp and onion, folding constantly until the shrimp turn pink, about 1 minute.
  5. Add the noodles, basil, tomatoes and sauce and toss to combine for about 3 minutes. Don't be scared to scrape the bits off the bottom before they burn. Cook for 1 additional minute until the noodles are cooked and coated well. Serve hot.

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Love this guy. Great skills, takes his time. Has appeal to beginners and advanced cooks. Appreciate him!<br />

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