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    Photo by: Lisa Shin | Recipe by Katie Barreira
    Hoisin-Glazed Shrimp over Crispy Noodle Cake-
    4 Servings | Prep 10 min | Cook 30 min
    Ingredients:
    * One 10-ounce package Chinese-style noodles or ramen
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    Photo by: Lisa Shin | Recipe by Katie Barreira
    Hoisin-Glazed Shrimp over Crispy Noodle Cake-
    4 Servings | Prep 10 min | Cook 30 min
    Ingredients:
    * One 10-ounce package Chinese-style noodles or ramen
    * 1/2 cup hoisin sauce
    * One 20-ounce can pineapple chunks, juice reserved
    * 7 tablespoons vegetable oil
    * 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper
    * One 10-ounce bag frozen cut green beans, thawed and patted dry
    * 1 pound large shrimp, peeled and deveined
    * 3 cloves garlic, grated

    Directions:
    1. In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the noodles according to package directions; drain, then press into a greased 9-inch pie pan. Let cool slightly.
    2. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir together the hoisin, 1/2 cup pineapple juice, 2 tablespoons oil and the crushed red pepper.
    3. In a large nonstick skillet, heat 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Slide the noodle cake into the pan and cook until deep golden underneath, about 5 minutes. Carefully flip the noodle cake and cook until browned underneath, about 5 minutes.
    4. In a large skillet, heat 1 tablespoon oil over high heat. Add the pineapple chunks and green beans and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pineapple is browned and the beans begin to blister, 2 to 3 minutes; transfer to a plate. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, the shrimp and garlic to the pan and cook for 1 minute. Stir in the hoisin mixture and the reserved pineapple and green beans, lower the heat to low and cook until the shrimp are opaque, about 2 minutes. Spoon the shrimp mixtu less 
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    Tue, Nov 8, 2011 6:53 PM EST
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