Best 3 Shanghai Fried Noodles Recipes

STIR-FRIED SHANGHAI NOODLES

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook noodles in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles just start to soften, 3 to 5 minutes. Drain.
• Fill a large bowl with ice and cold water. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add bean sprouts and cook, uncovered, until stems start to become translucent, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain in a colander and immediately immerse in the ice water for several minutes to stop the cooking process. Drain.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium-high heat until starting to smoke. Add chicken, celery, green onions, garlic, and XO sauce. Stir-fry for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and cook until slightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cooked noodles, cooked bean sprouts, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and brown sugar. Cook for 3 to 5 minutes. Add chicken stock; reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite, 2 to 3 minutes. more.

SHANGHAI FRIED NOODLES

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the noodles until al dente, about 8 minutes. Rinse under cold running water and drain well. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine the rice wine, hoisin, and cornstarch. Add the beef, toss to coat, and marinate for 15 minutes. In another bowl, combine the dark soy, soy sauce and sugar, and stir well to dissolve the sugar. Place a wok over a high heat and add 1 tablespoon of the peanut oil, swirling to coat. When hot, add the garlic, ginger, and minced green onions, and cook, stirring quickly, for 10 seconds. Add the beef and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Add the cabbage and stir-fry for 3 minutes. Transfer to a platter and return the wok to a high heat. Swirl the remaining tablespoon of peanut oil in the wok and once hot, add the noodles to the pan and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add the sliced green onions and jalapeno and sauce and toss all for 1 minute. Add the beef and stir to heat through. Serve immediately.

SHANGHAI FRIED NOODLES WITH PORK OR CHICKEN

Steps:

• Drop noodles into boiling water, and cook about 4 minutes.
• Add cold water, and bring to boil for 1 minute.
• Rinse with cold running water, drain, mix with sesame seed oil, and set aside.
• Cut meat crosswise and julienne.
• Mix with 1 tablespoon light soy sauce, the wine, and the cornstarch.
• Stir-fry scallion, garlic, ginger and meat in 2 tablespoons heated oil at 400F until meat changes color (about 2 minutes).
• Add other tablespoon light soy sauce and sugar, remove, and keep warm.
• In clean wok, stir-fry cabbage in 2 tablespoons heated oil at 400F for 2 minutes, remove, and wipe out wok.
• Heat 3 tablespoons oil in wok, and add noodles (Do NOT stir).
• Let noodles brown on bottom (about 5 minutes), then turn noodle cake over.
• Brown other side in same manner, and remove to warm platter.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok, and add pork, cabbage, and dark soy sauce.
• Stir-fry until thoroughly heated.
• Thicken with dissolved cornstarch.
• Pour over noodles, and wipe out wok.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in wok until smoking hot (400F).
• Wilt spinach, add salt and pepper, and stir-fry quickly for 10 seconds.
• Arrange spinach around mound of covered noodles.