Copycat Ho Ho's Chinese Restaurant Shrimp Chow Mein

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Skip the take-out menu and make this copy cat version of Ho Ho's Chinese Restaurant's chow mein. Fresh shrimp is stir fried with bean sprouts, water chestnuts, mushrooms, and bamboo shoots and served with crispy chow mein noodles.

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serves/makes:

ready in:
under 30 minutes

3 reviews

ingredients

2/3 teaspoon salt
1 egg white
16 ounces fresh medium-size shrimp, peeled, deveined
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon sherry
1 1/2 cup thinly sliced celery
5 cups bean sprouts, rinsed, dried
2/3 cup water chestnut drained
2/3 cup sliced mushrooms
2/3 cup bamboo shoots, drained, rinsed, dried
1 cup chicken broth or water
1 dash white pepper
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
2/3 teaspoon monosodium glutamate (optional)
2 tablespoons cornstarch

mixed with
4 tablespoons water until smooth

directions

In a shallow bowl, salt shrimp then dip in egg white, coating completely.

Heat wok. Add vegetable oil and heat the oil until it sizzles when a drop of water is dropped into the pan. Add shrimp to wok and stir regularly for 1 to 2 minutes. Add sherry. Add all vegetables and stir fry about 2 minutes. Add broth and bring to a boil. Cook until shrimp are done and vegetables are tender. Do not overcook. Add seasonings then add cornstarch mixture to thicken. Cook 2 minutes. Serve with chow mein noodles.

added by

lannie99

nutrition data

713 calories, 35 grams fat, 41 grams carbohydrates, 61 grams protein per serving.

reviews & comments

Valerie REVIEW:
June 20, 2013

Delicious copycat recipe! The only thing that didn't quite work for me was coating the shrimp in the egg white. When added to the pan, the egg white just got kinda clumpy. It ended up melding into the sauce just fine and was undetectable, but for a while I was concerned that it was going to ruin this otherwise great dish. I also omitted the MSG.
rhody'sreviews REVIEW:
February 1, 2012

This recipe is really good I recommend this too all who enjoy a good shrimp chow mein I left out the MSG went a lot easier on the salt and it was still delicious. I will defiantley be cooking this again
Guest Foodie REVIEW:
April 3, 2006

I've never eaten at Ho Ho's but this chow mein is great. I'll make it again for sure

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