Shanghai Lo Mein

This week I am making recipes from "20-Minute Super Suppers", a cookbook I recently purchased. The title hooked me and the recipes cinched the deal. I narrowed it down to five recipes for the work week. For Wednesday, I made a recipe originally calling for pork but we changed it to shrimp for the meat. We tried two new products for this recipe. First were the dried somen noodles (Sun Luck brand, Tomoshiraga Somen Japanese Style Noodles) and the second was House of Tsang's Szechuan Spicy Stir Fry Sauce, both of which are now pantry staples. Ron did a fantastic job of stir-frying the meal in our wok. He was pretty skeptical about the mandarin oranges added at the end but he had to admit that they complimented the meal. And we both agreed it's a keeper. Two noodle substitutes were included in the recipe if you are unable to find them. But the somen noodles are worth finding. They have a great flavor to them. I found them at Albertson's in the Asian Foods section. And on the House of Tsang bottle, they provide a web address for additional recipes, check it out at World Food. Shanghai Lo Mein Makes 4 servings Ingredients: 6 ounces dried somen noodles (Substitutes: fine egg noodles or angel hair pasta) 8 ounces shrimp (Substitute: 8 oz. pork tenderloin, halved lengthwise and sliced 1/4 inch thick) 2 teaspoons cooking oil 2 - 4 teaspoons Szechuan Spicy Stir Fry Sauce (optional and more equals spicier) 2 cups sliced bok choy 3/4 cup chicken broth 1/4 cup orange juice 3 tablespoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1 (11 oz) can mandarin orange sections, drained Instructions: Cook noodles according to package directions; drain. Meanwhile, in a wok or large skillet stir-fry shrimp in hot oil for 1 1/2 minutes (pork for 3 minutes), adding more oil if necessary. Add bok choy; stir fry about 2 minutes more or until bok choy is crisp tender (and pork is no longer pink). Add the broth, orange juice, soy sauce, sesame oil, and red pepper; bring to a boil. Stir in the cooked noodles. Cook for 1 minute, stirring occasionally. Stir in orange sections. Eat and Enjoy! Felicia