Quick & Easy Shanghai Fried Noodles
Chewy noodles stir fried in a savory sauce with pork, cabbage, green onions and mushrooms! These quick and easy Shanghai fried noodles are a perfect easy weeknight meal or main dish. A restaurant-quality meal in 30 minutes!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 7 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 1 lb fresh wheat noodles (or sub with udon noodles)
- 1/2 lb pork loin (or sub with pork belly)
- 3 cups Napa cabbage (chopped)
- 1/2 cup shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 cup green onions (sliced into 1 inch long pieces)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 2 tsp regular soy sauce
- 2 tsp Cornstarch
- 1 tbsp vegetable oil (or any neutral oil)
- 1 tsp Shaoxing wine (or sub with Dry Sherry)
- 1/8 tsp white pepper
- 2 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tbsp regular soy sauce
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar (or sub with rice vinegar)
- 1/2 tbsp Shaoxing wine (or sub with Dry Sherry)
- 1 tsp white granulated sugar
- 1 tsp sesame oil (optional)
- 1/2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1/2 cup chicken stock (unsalted)
Instructions
- 1
Thinly slice pork loin into 1 cm wide pieces. Transfer sliced pork into a medium bowl.
- 2
Marinade sliced pork with Marinade ingredients as listed above. Marinate pork for 20 minutes at room temperature.
- 3
In a small bowl, combine noodle sauce ingredients. Set aside.
- 4
In large pan filled with boiling hot water, blanch noodles for 2 minutes until Al dente and strain immediately. Do not overcook. Rinse under running cold water to remove any residual starch. Shake out any excess water.
- 5
In a large pan or wok on medium high heat, add vegetable oil. Once oil is hot, add garlic and marinated pork. Fry until pork is about 75% cooked.
- 6
Add cabbage, green onions and mushrooms. Stir-fry until wilted.
- 7
Add cooked noodles and noodle sauce. Toss until noodles are coated in sauce and most of sauce has evaporated, a couple of minutes. Serve and enjoy!