Stir-fries are weeknight dinner heroes. Here, quick-cooking shrimp with onion, shiitakes, and bok choy is served over brown rice with a crunchy noodle garnish.
3/4 cup chicken stock or low-sodium broth
2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon mirin
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon of water
2 tablespoons canola oil
2 tablespoons peeled, finely julienned fresh ginger
1 garlic clove, thinly sliced
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
1 large onion, thinly sliced crosswise
1/4 pound shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and caps thinly sliced
1 small head of bok choy (about 12 ounces), thinly sliced crosswise
1 pound medium shrimp, shelled and deveined
1/4 package instant ramen noodles or fried Chinese noodles, crumbled
Brown rice, for serving
In a small bowl, whisk the low-sodium chicken broth with the soy sauce, mirin, and cornstarch slurry.
Heat a nonstick wok or large, deep skillet until very hot, about 3 minutes. Add the canola oil, julienned ginger, garlic, and crushed red pepper and stir-fry until fragrant, about 20 seconds. Add the onion and shiitake slices and stir-fry until they are lightly browned and nearly tender, about 3 minutes. Add the sliced bok choy and cook until the leaves are wilted and the stems are crisp-tender, about 2 minutes. Add the shrimp and stir-fry until they are pink, curled, and nearly cooked through, about 3 minutes.
Stir the sauce, then stir it into the wok and cook until it is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Transfer the shrimp and bok choy stir-fry to a medium serving bowl and garnish with the crispy noodles. Serve the stir-fry with brown rice.
