Turmeric Garlic Shrimp Vermicelli Noodles
An awesome Asian dish I worked on while at a restaurant in Minneapolis. Full of antioxidants and it’s Gluten Free!
- Prep Time: 15
- Cook Time: 8
- Total Time: 23 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
- Category: Seafood
- Cuisine: Asian
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
1/2 # Shrimp, peeled and deveined, cut into small, bite-sized chunks (about 1/2” cube-like pieces)
3 Tbsp Avocado or Coconut Oil
1 Shallot, minced
1 Spring Onion, thinly sliced on a bias
2 Tbsp Ginger, peeled, grated or minced
1 Tbsp Turmeric, dried and ground
3 Garlic Cloves, minced – reserve 2 tsp for dipping sauce.
1/4 Cup Carrots, shredded or sliced
1 # Vermicelli Rice Noodles
1 tsp Fish Sauce (+more if needed at the end)
1 tsp Sesame Oil
2 tsp Honey
2 Tbsp Chives, thinly sliced, to garnish (optional)
Dipping Sauce:
2 Tbsp Lime juice
1 tsp Honey
2 Tbsp Fish Sauce
1 tsp red chili flakes
2 tsp garlic, minced
Instructions
- Bring a pot of water to a boil on the stove.
- Make dipping sauce, reserve
- Heat oil in a saute pan and add shallots, onions, ginger, turmeric, garlic, and carrots.
- Saute on medium-low heat for 2-3 minutes, then add in raw shrimp. Cook all the way through. Remove from heat and set aside until noodles are ready.
- Cook noodles in boiling water, reserving 1/4 cup liquid, strain and toss into saute pan with shrimp.
- Add in the fish sauce, sesame oil, and honey and cook until heated through. Add salt to taste. If you need more liquid in the pan, add reserved pasta water 1 Tbsp at a time. Alternatively, you can add some of the dipping sauce. note – you don’t want this isn’t supposed to be a really saucy noodle dish, the sauce should be thick enough to cling to the noodles, but thin enough to cover them completely.
- Plate, garnish with chives, and serve with remaining dipping sauce.
Notes
Fish Sauce can be whatever you find in your store. The affiliate link that I added here is one of my favorite brands though, if you do a lot Asian cooking it’s definitely worth it.
Keywords: Pasta, Gluten Free, Turmeric, Garlic, Ginger, Shrimp, Seafood
