Best 13 Shanghai 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.

ASIAN CURRIED SESAME PEANUT BUTTER NOODLES WITH SHANGHAI TIPS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, combine olive oil, peanut butter, soy sauce and fish sauce over low heat. Blend cornstarch into the broth and slowly pour into saucepan, whisking constantly until smooth. Add curry powder to taste. Add sesame oil just before combining sauce with noodles.
• Cook the noodles according to package instructions with kosher salt added to water. In last few minutes of cooking, add shanghai tips. Drain noodles and mix with sesame peanut sauce. Serve immediately.

SHANGHAI COLD NOODLES WITH PEANUT BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• For the sauce, add peanut butter and milk in a small bowl, press the peanut butter against the bowl by the back of a small spoon. Stir until smooth. Add vinegar, low sodium soy sauce, brown sugar, sesame oil and minced ginger. Stir and set aside. (Add more soy sauce if desire.).
• In a saucepan, bring a quart water to a boil and add chicken breast to cook for 5 minutes or until the chicken is thoroughly cooked. Remove chicken and set aside to cool down. (While cooking the chicken, cut the vegetables. Spend time wisely.).
• Follow the instructions on noodle package to cook noodles by using the chicken broth in the same saucepan. Normally cook in the boiling water for 3-4 minutes.
• Remove the cooked noodles from heat and rinse with cold water, then drain. Toss with 1 tsp sesame oil and set aside.
• Gently tear the cooled chicken into strips by following the meat grid.
• Place the noodles, vegetables, and chicken in a bowl or on a serving plate. Pour the peanut butter sauce on top and sprinkle some sesame seeds as topping. If you like spicy, squeeze some Sriracha sauce into it. Your lunch is ready!

SHANGHAI CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until brown. Add vegetables and mushrooms; cook and stir about 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Stir hoisin sauce into chicken mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Add fettuccine; toss until well coated and heated through.

SHANGHAI NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook pasta according to package directions;drain.
• Heat oil and sesame oil in skillet.
• Saute cabbage and green onion for about 5 minutes.
• Add pasta and soy sauce (also chicken and/or bean sprouts if desired) and heat through.

SHANGHAI NOODLES

Steps:

• Cut the chikcen breast into bite size pieces (about 1-inch) and marinate for 15 mins. While chicken is marinating, prepare the shrimp and noodles. Bring a large pot of water to boil and boil the noodles noodles for 5 mins. Drain, run under cold water, and drain again. Toss with 1 tsp. of sesame or peanut oil. Shell and devein the shrimp. Heat wok and add oil. When oil is ready, add the garlic and ginger and stir-fry until aromatic. Add the chicken and stir-fry on high heat until about 50% cooked. Add the shrimp and cook until the shrimp loses its pink color. Make sure the chicken is cooked through, and remove from heat and set aside. Clean out wok and add oil. Add the cabbage and stir-fry briefly (about 1 1/2-2 mins), adding salt and soy sauce to season if desired. Remove and set aside. Clean out wok and add 2-3 tbs oil. When oil is ready, add the noodles and stir-fry, tossing to make sure they are coated in the oil. Add the hot bean paste, again tossing to coat the noodles. Taste and add salt and/or soy sauce as desired. Add the cooked chicken and shrimp and cabbage. Add the green onions and bean sprouts and stir to heat through. Serve hot.

SHANGHAI STYLE NOODLES WITH SPICY MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large skillet or wok.
• Add garlic, ginger root, and pepper flakes and saute about 5 seconds.
• Add onions and stir fry until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Stir in ground meat, breaking it up with a spoon or spatula.
• Cook until meat has lost pink color.
• Combine 1/2 cup chicken broth, hoisin sauce, soy sauce and sherry.
• Stir into meat mixture.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes, stirring once or twice.
• Meanwhile, dissolve the cornstarch in the remaining 1/2 cup of chicken broth.
• Slowly stir into meat mixture and cook and stir until sauce thickens.
• In a big bowl, toss warm cooked vermicelli with sesame oil.
• Pour sauce over top and toss gently to combine.
• Sprinkle with sliced green onions.

SHANGHAI CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook fettuccine according to the directions on the box. Drain well and set aside.
• While fettuccine is cooking spray a nonstick wok or 12 inch skillet with cooking spray. Over medium high heat cook chicken for 3 to 4 minutes or until golden brown stirring often. Stir in the vegetables and mushrooms cooking for approximately 3 minutes or until tender crisp and chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• Stir the hoisin sauce into the chicken mixture and heat until boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir for one minute. Add well drained fettuccine and toss well until coated and heated through. Serve immediately.

WOK STIRRED SHANGHAI NOODLES WITH SHRIMP AND HARICOTS VERTS

Steps:

• In a bowl, mix shrimp, cornstarch, coriander and sesame oil. In a hot wok, coat with canola oil, and quickly stir-fry the shrimp for only 2 minutes keeping them rare. Set aside. In the same wok, add a little more oil and caramelize garlic, ginger and onions. Season. Add mushrooms, oyster sauce and chicken stock. Add noodles, haricots and shrimp. Quickly heat up and serve immediately.

SHANGHAI-ISH COLD NOODLES

Steps:

• Blanch your vegetables - drop them in a wire sieve, place the basket into the boiling water for 1 minute, then transfer the vegetables to a bowl of ice water to shock. Repeat with any other vegetables; use the same pot of water for all. Drain thoroughly, pat dry with paper towels, and refrigerate at least 30 minutes.
• Prepare noodles according to package directions. When cooked, transfer to ice water, or rinse under cold running water until cool.
• Mix dressing in blender, or use immersion blender. If mixing by hand, combine peanut butter (or tahini) and sugar in a bowl. Whisk in liquid ingredients until smooth and homogenous.
• Combine noodles, additions, and dressing. Toss well and serve cold. Serves 3 as an entree (2 if they're very hungry), 6 as an appetizer/side dish.

SHANGHAI CHICKEN AND NOODLES

Steps:

• Cook and drain fettuccine as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, spray nonstick wok or 12-inch skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook and stir 3 to 4 minutes or until brown. Add vegetables and mushrooms; cook and stir about 3 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and chicken is no longer pink in center.
• Stir hoisin sauce into chicken mixture. Heat to boiling, stirring constantly. Boil and stir 1 minute. Add fettuccine; toss until well coated and heated through.