Shanghai Fried Noodles
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
10 mins
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Rest Time
15 mins
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Total Time
20 mins
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Servings
4 people
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Chinese
Shanghai Fried Noodles
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Shanghai fried noodles (Chinese: 上海 粗 炒; pinyin: Shànghǎi Cūchǎo) are a dish made with stir-fried noodles, a staple food in China and especially in Shanghai.
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Ingredients
For the pork and marinade
- 6 oz. lean pork , cut into strips or very thin slices
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- ½ teaspoon light soy sauce
- ½ teaspoon black soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon Shaoxing wine
- ½ teaspoon sugar
For the rest of the recipe
- 3 tablespoons oil , divided
- 8 Shiitake mushrooms (fresh or dry), thinly sliced
- 2 finely chopped scallions
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 16 oz. Shanghai noodles (or Japanese-style udon noodles), fresh
- 2½ teaspoons dark soy sauce (black soy sauce)
- 2½ teaspoons soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- 1 bunch choy sum (or baby bok choy), trimmed and rinsed
Equipment
- Wok
Instructions
- In a bowl, mix the pork and all the ingredients necessary for the marinade and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, heat a tablespoon of oil in a wok over high heat. Add the pork and marinade and sauté until golden.
- Reduce the heat, remove the pork from the wok and set aside.
- Heat the remaining oil in the wok and sauté the scallions, ginger, and mushrooms for about 2 minutes over medium heat.
- Gently untangle the noodles and add them to the wok.
- Add the soy sauces and sugar.
- Add the pork and sauté everything together until the noodles take on a uniform dark brown color. Add a little dark soy sauce, if necessary.
- Add the leafy greens and mix with the noodles until the leaves are wilted.
- Serve the hot noodles, possibly accompanied by Chinese black vinegar.
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