Fried Shanghai Noodles Recipe – Dinner in a Hurry

Fried Shanghai Noodles 

An asian stir fry recipe is one of the quickest meals I can serve my family. Do a little chopping, heat up a pan, toss all those ingredients in, and add a sauce. VOILA! Dinner. Add some cooked noodles or rice and you have a complete meal. This fried shanghai noodles recipe is that simple and best of all, you can customizze it to what you have in hand. Don't have fresh Chinese noodles? Use dried noodles, Japanese buckwheat noodles, or spaghetti  noodles. For the greens you can use bok choy, baby bok choy, Chinese cabbage, spinach, or other types of greens. Add the sauce and these Shanghai fried noodles are good no matter how to mix them.

Experience a Place Thru Food

One of our favorite ways to experience a new place is through the food.  A few years ago I received a monthly subscription box that sent a variety of foods from a specific region or country. That service was called Spiced Pantry.  They are no longer around but it was nice to have such a service. This is what was in that box:

The Shanghai box included:

• Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
• Chinese Black Rice
• Chinese Five Spice
• Chinese Chilies
• Information Card on Chinese cuisine and cooking traditions
• Red Cooked Eggplant Recipe Card
• Egg Fried Rice Recipe Card
• Shanghai Pork Belly Recipe Card
• Shanghai Fried Noodles Recipe Card

Find  A Local Market and Ask Questions

When it comes to new cuisines or ingredients, it's really good to ask questions. Many main stream grocery stores are well versed in ethnic foods and an employee may be able to answer your questions. If not there is always Google, Siri, Cortana, or Alexa to ask about new ingredients. But the best way to learn is to visit a local market that specializes in a particiular cuisine. Here in Oklahoma City, I go to the Super Cao Nguyen Asian market. For Mediterreanen and Middle Eastern, I go to the Mediterreanen Imports and Deli. For Mexican and Tex-Mex ingredients and some of the BEST pan dulces I head to the south side of town called La Michoacana. While there, I ask questions and many times fellow shoppers will recommend certain things and uses. That's how I learned how to make Japanese mochi, rice cake.

On a busy weeknight, give this recipe for Shanghai Fried Noodles a try. It's a easy way to get dinner on the table.

 

 

If you like this recipe, you may also like these Asian inspired dishes:

• Instant Pot Beef Pho
• Korean Bulgogi Recipe
• Vietnamese Shrimp Spring Rolls with Thai Peanut Sauce

 

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