Spicy Chinese Noodles with Shrimp

Ingredients

• Salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 garlic cloves
• very finely chopped
• 2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
• 2 teaspoons hot paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 tablespoons water
• 1/4 cup peanut oil
• 1 small onion
• minced
• 1 pound shelled and deveined large shrimp
• 3 tablespoons Asian fish sauce
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
• 1 teaspoon Asian sesame oil
• 2 scallions
• white and light green parts
• thinly sliced
• 1 pound fresh Chinese egg noodles
• Japanese yakisoba noodles or linguine
• Lime wedges
• for serving

Instructions

1. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
2. Add salt.
3. In a small bowl, stir the tomato paste with the garlic, ginger, paprika, turmeric and water.
4. In a large skillet, heat the peanut oil.
5. Add the onion and cook over moderately high heat, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 5 minutes.
6. Add the tomato paste mixture and cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
7. Add the shrimp and cook until they are just opaque, about 3 minutes.
8. Add the fish sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil and half of the scallions.
9. Remove from the heat.
10. Boil the noodles for about 1 minute; drain and reserve 1 cup of the noodle cooking liquid.
11. Add the noodles to the skillet and toss to coat.
12. Stir in the reserved noodle liquid and cook, tossing, for 1 minute longer.
13. Season with salt.
14. Transfer the noodles to plates, garnish with the remaining scallions and serve with lime wedges.