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Oven Fried Shrimp and Thai Coconut Ramen Noodle Bowl

Tender, healthier oven fried shrimp tops ramen noodles with a deeply flavorful Thai coconut sauce.

Oven Fried Shrimp and Thai Coconut Ramen Noodle Bowl from SoupAddict.com

A certain sit-down seafood restaurant chain that shall remain nameless ruined fried foods for me in my youth. Not having had a lot of experience with seafood, I ordered a sampler (consisting of, I’m sure, fried shrimp several ways, hush puppies, maybe some kind of white fish). It all tasted the same — rancid, oily batter (yum!). What little I could choke down sent me home with an upset stomach, and a new food aversion was added to my already lengthy list.

Fried food was not part of my family’s Austro-Hungarian culinary tradition, and my mom never fried anything at home, so, this aversion wasn’t any particular loss (and has given me a great excuse as an adult to veto that particular restaurant when deciding where to dine). But the experience did keep me from preparing deep fried foods, even later as a seasoned home cook (mostly I’m put-off by the concept of buying, storing, reusing, and discarding such vast amounts of vegetable oil. Yuck. Shallow frying, good. Deep frying, not so much).

That doesn’t mean, though, that I don’t enjoy breading on things. Once I learned how to oven bake “fried” buttermilk chicken, there was no stopping me. Oven baked doughnuts. Oven fried sweet potato fries. Oven fried onion rings. And oven fried shrimp.

I won’t tell a salesman’s white lie to all you deep-fry lovers out there and claim that baking is just as good as crispy, battered somethings fried in oil, but I honest-to-goodness love the crunchy texture of a spiced crumb coating on oven fried food. And the no-mess clean-up can’t be beat.

Oven fried shrimp is crunchy on the outside, tender on the inside, and tastes like shrimp all around — the perfect topping to a Thai-inspired bowl of ramen noodles.

Oven Fried Shrimp and Thai Coconut Ramen Noodle Bowl from SoupAddict.com

One of the things I really love about ramen noodles is how easily they absorb sauces. They’re like long, twisty sponges that slurp up whatever seasonings you throw at them and hand it all right back in a delightful noodle package. I’m a huge fan of Thai cuisine, so, saucy Thai flavored ramen noodles with a little hit of fresh vegetable goodness tossed in for healthy measure is a total win-win.

Oven Fried Shrimp and Thai Coconut Ramen Noodle Bowl from SoupAddict.com

Spicy, crispy oven fried shrimp over Thai ramen noodles in my favorite format — the bowl (food in bowls, yay!) — was one of the most enjoyable meals I’ve had in a while. If you have yet to jump on the oven fried bandwagon, I hope you’ll start with this oven fried shrimp. So easy, so tasty. I think you’ll love it!

Karen xo

 

Oven fried shrimp and thai coconut ramen noodle bowl from SoupAddict.
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5 from 2 votes

Oven Fried Shrimp and Thai Coconut Ramen Noodle Bowl

Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour
Servings: 2
Author: Karen Gibson

Ingredients

for the Thai coconut milk sauce

  • 1 can coconut milk about 14 ounces, well-shaken
  • juice from 1/2 of a lime
  • 1 large clove garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon fish sauce
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons red Thai curry paste
  • 2 teaspoons finely minced lemongrass stalks tough outer leaves removed (or paste)
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

for the shrimp

  • 6 ounces raw shrimp peeled, deveined, tails off (small or medium)
  • salt and pepper
  • 1/4 cup Thai coconut milk sauce recipe above
  • 1/2 cup panko bread crumbs
  • 1/2 cup cornflake crumbs or regular bread crumbs
  • 1/4 teaspoon coriander
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

assemble

  • 1 tablespoon olive or peanut oil
  • 1 shallot chopped
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 serrano pepper sliced (remove the seeds and ribs to reduce heat)
  • 1 pasilla pepper sliced (or use 1/2 of a small red bell pepper)
  • 1 green onion thinly sliced
  • 2 large leaves kale chiffonade
  • Thai coconut milk sauce above
  • 2 packages 3 oz each ramen noodles
  • 1 cup vegetable or chicken stock
  • 6-7 basil leaves chopped (sweet, Thai, or lemon all work well)
  • 1 tablespoon minced cilantro plus a few sprinkles for garnish

Instructions

prepare the Thai coconut milk sauce

  • Add all of the ingredients to a medium mixing bowl and whisk well to combine. Keep refrigerated.

prepare the shrimp

  • Rinse the shrimp and pat dry. Place in a bowl and eason with salt and pepper. Add 1/4 cup of the Thai coconut milk sauce and turn to coat thoroughly. Let marinate in the fridge for one hour, if possible.
  • Preheat oven to 425° and place a foil-lined baking pan inside for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven, and spray the foil with a baking spray (or olive oil spray).
  • Combine the bread crumbs, coriander, chili powder, and salt and pepper in a wide bowl. Working in small batches, add some of the shrimp to the bread crumbs and turn to coat each piece. Place the shrimp on the hot pan. Continue with remaining shrimp. Bake the shrimp for 10 minutes (no need to turn, since the pan is already hot).

assemble

  • In a large skillet or cassoulet, heat the oil until shimmering. Add the shallots and garlic and cook until the shallots become translucent (just 2 or 3 minutes). Add the peppers, green onions, and kale, and sweat them for a minute or two. Add the remaining Thai coconut milk sauce and let heat.
  • In a small sauce pan, bring the stock to a boil and add the ramen noodles. Cook until the noodles just begin to separate. Use a spider or tongs to transfer the noodles to the skillet (don't worry about any liquid you transfer with the noodles). Gently mix the noodles into the sauce and vegetables (they'll finish cooking here and they'll absorb much of the sauce). Add the cilantro and basil and stir.

to serve

  • Divide the ramen noodle mixture into two individual bowls. Top with the oven fried shrimp, and a garnish with pinch of chopped cilantro.
Nutritional information, if shown, is provided as a courtesy only, and is not to be taken as medical information or advice. The nutritional values of your preparation of this recipe are impacted by several factors, including, but not limited to, the ingredient brands you use, any substitutions or measurement changes you make, and measuring accuracy.
Recipe Rating




Janice

Thursday 11th of January 2024

Whoever wrote this may have missed their calling as a writer.

Cher

Friday 13th of June 2014

Okay, I've been thinking about this recipe ever since you posted it a few days ago...

Those oven fried shrimp look delicious.

Carol at Wild Goose Tea

Monday 9th of June 2014

I had a some bad experiences for seafood in my youth too. BUT luckily I got over that. This is a spice filled dish and no deep fry guilt. I am getting on your train. My chop sticks are quivering.

Darlynne

Monday 9th of June 2014

This recipe hits so many ingredients that are like catnip for me and, once again, I am impossibly hungry. I might add some coconut flour and coconut oil, because: coconut. With shrimp. Thanks for another great idea.