Prawn Hakka Noodles

Hakka noodles and prawns two foods I love combine together to create magic…. The first time I had eaten prawn hakka noodles is long long ago in a small place in Goa and the taste of that sitll lingers in my mind somewhere… later I gave up eating nonveg and forgot all about it. Till I was reminded of it by a friend again, I frantically started looking for recipes and for some strange reason didn’t find a single one of them 😦 and that is when I thought why not just experiment with my standard hakka noodles recipe a bit, after all it cant be very different right?

I expermineted a couple of times before finally figuring out and arriving at a recipe that I thought was perfect. changes were basically about when and how to add prawns. I tried boling them and adding while sauteing veggies somehow wasnt very happy with that, the result was a bit not too perfect. The prawns didnt absorb the flavor enough. The next time I tried adding them just before veggies and frying them but it didnt set too well too… So next time I marinated them in a some  oriental spices and sauces for about 30 mins and stir fried them before adding them along with veggies and that my friend worked like magic 😀

So here is the recipe for u 🙂

Recipe – Prawn Hakka Noodles

What I used

• 200 gms parboiled noodles packet
• 300-400 gms cleaned and deviened prawns
• 1 cup chopped veggies ( I used carrots, red and green capsicum and cabbage)
• 2 large white onion chopped
• some spring onion (will be best though I didnt have any 😦 )
• 2 tsp of vinegar
• 1 tsp of soya
• 1 tsp of black pepper
• salt to taste
• 1 tbsp + 1/2 tbps olive oil

for the prawn marinade

• 1 tsp vinegar
• 1 tsp chilli oil
• pinch of black pepper

How did I make it

• mix all ingredients of marination and keep aside for 30 minutes
• Heat 1/2 tbsp olive oil in a wok, rub salt in the prawns and stir fry them till done
• Keep aside and proceed with the noodles. Heat olive oil and add onions to it, saute till pink, add the veggies and saute for another 2 mins. They shld be crisp but not raw, add salt, pepper and chineese 5 spice powder
• Add the prawns and saute for 1 minute
• Now add the sauces and let it mix with the vegies for 2-3 minutes
• Add noodles and mix well and its ready to be served