Best Shanghai Chicken Recipes

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.

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 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.

SHANGHAI HUNAN CHICKEN

Steps:

• In about 2 inches of hot oil, saute the chicken for about 1-2 minutes until no longer pink.
• Scoop the chicken out with a slotted strainer and set aside.
• Pour the hot oil into a container.
• Add the 1/2 cup water and heat to boiling. Dump in all the vegetables at the same time and stir around for about 30 seconds.
• Dip the vegetables out with a strainer. Pour off any remaining water.
• Put the sauce ingredients into the empty pan. Heat and stir together well.
• Add the chicken and vegetables back into the sauce and stir around until well coated. If it looks too dry, add a little more soy sauce.
• Serve over cooked rice.

SHANGHAI CHICKEN

Steps:

• Cut chicken into small cubes and saute in oil until firm.
• Stir in celery and saute until crisp-tender, about 2 minutes.
• Stir in next 6 ingredients, bean sprouts through green onions.
• Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 2 minutes.
• Serve over rice and top with chow mein noodles.

CHICKEN KEBABS SHANGHAI

Steps:

• 1. In a medium size bowl, mix orange zest, juice, sugar, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar, oil, and coriander. Reserve 1/4 cup marinade.
• 2. Stir chicken in remaining marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
• 3. Lift chicken from marinade and drain briefly (discard marinade). Thread chicken and pineapple chunks on thin metal skewers - alternating 2 chicken chunks and 1 pineapple chunk. Brush reserved marinade over pineapple.
• 4. Place skewers on a lightly greased grill 4-6 inches above a solid bed of hot coals or as desired on gas grill. Cook, turning and basting with reserved marinade, until chicken is no longer pink in center (6-8 minutes).

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.

SHANGHAI CHICKEN IN WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Place the chicken in a large pot, preferably an aluminum Dutch oven. Cover with water and bring to a boil.
• Lower the heat, cover the pot leaving a slight opening, and simmer chicken for about 30 minutes.
• Remove chicken from pot, drain and cool on a cake rack.
• When chicken has cooled, chop into pieces 2 inches by 1 inch, skin and bones included. Place on a serving dish.
• Mix together the remaining ingredients and pour the marinade over the chicken. Marinate for one hour. Serve at room temperature.

SHANGHAI CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• Whisk vinegar, 3 tbsp soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, and sesame oil together in medium bowl. Place chicken in single layer in Dutch oven. Pour 1/3 cup vinegar mixture over chicken breast, reserve remaining vinegar mixture to use as dressing. Add remaining 1/3 cup soy sauce and 3 cups water to pot. Bring to boil over high heat. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer chicken until cooked through, 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to plate, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until cool enough to handle. Shred chicken into long thin strands using two forks.
• Transfer chicken to large serving bowl, toss with 2 tbsp of reserved vinegar mixture and season with salt and pepper. Add cabbage, bell pepper, scallions, and remaining vinegar mixture and toss to combine. Sprinkle with chow mein noodles and serve.

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 SMOKED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Tie wings close to chicken and put in cooking bag. Mix all marinade ingredients in small bowl. Pour marinade into bag. Tie bag and rotate so marinade coats chicken. Refrigerate several hours or overnight
• Slit steam vents in top of cooking bag. Bake chicken at 350 for 1 1/2 hours or til well browned. Cool slightly. Slice chicken into serving portions, arrange on platter and pour liquid from bag over chicken. Garnish with parsley and green onions. Serves 4 to 6

SHANGHAI CHICKEN WINGS

Steps:

• Whisk together hoisin sauce, rice wine vinegar, garlic, chili flakes and five spice powder in a medium bowl; set aside.
• Heat 3-inches of peanut oil in a 4-quart saucepan over medium heat until a deep fry thermometer registers 360^. Working in batches, fry chicken in hot oil until the skin turns bubbly and golden brown and the meat is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
• With a slotted spoon, place the cooked chicken in the bowl of sauce; toss until it is fully coated. Transfer the chicken to 2 small plates; serve with remaining sauce over top. You will probably want to triple this recipe, they are that good.

SHANGHAI-STYLE CHICKEN

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large wok or frying pan set over a high heat. Once smoking hot, add the chicken and stir-fry for 2-3 minutes, until browned in places. Add the ginger, the white part of the salad onions (reserve the green tops, to serve). five spice powder, garlic and 1/2 the chilli; fry for 3-4 minutes, until fragrant.
• Splash in the rice wine ( or sherry), soy sugar and 2 tbsp water. Boil rapidily for 6-8 minutes, stirring often, until everything is coated in a sticky glaze. Scatter over the reserved salad onion tops and chilli. Serve with steamed white rice and pak choi, if liked.

DRUNKEN CHICKEN OR SHANGHAI WINE CHICKEN

Steps:

• 1) Place chicken in a large pot (Dutch oven preferred) cover with water and bring to a boil. 2) lower heat cover pot leaving slightly open and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove chicken drain and set aside to cool. 3) Prepare Marinade. Mix wine, salt,pepper and broth in a small bowl. 4) when chicken has cooled cut into pieces 1"x2" and place on a serving plate. 5) Pour marinade over chicken and marinate for 1 hour. Serve at room temperature. ) Place chicken in a large pot (Dutch oven preferred) cover with water and bring to a boil. 2) lower heat cover pot leaving slightly open and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove chicken drain and set aside to cool. 3) Prepare Marinade. Mix wine, salt,pepper and broth in a small bowl. 4) when chicken has cooled cut into pieces 1"x2" and place on a serving plate. 5) Pour marinade over chicken and marinate for 1 hour. Serve at room temperature.