China Recipes: Shanghai Cold Tossed Noodles Recipe

China Recipes: Shanghai Cold Tossed Noodles Recipe

Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons Dried shrimps
- 3 tablespoons Dry sherry
- 3 tablespoons Light soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons Wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Red chili oil
- 2 Spring onions
- 400 g Wheat flour noodles
- 2 1/2 tablespoons Szechwan hot Ja Chai pickles, coarsely chopped
- 2 tablespoons Snow pickles, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 tablespoons Winter pickles, coarsely chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Sesame seed oil

Method :
- Soak the dried shrimps in hot water to cover for 5 minutes.
- Drain and coarsely chop.
- Add the shrimps to the sherry and leave to soak for 15 minutes.
- Mix the soy sauce, vinegar and red chili oil together.
- Cut the onions into 1 cm shreds.
- Place the freshly made noodles in a saucepan of boiling water and blanch for 3 minutes, if using dried wheat noodles, simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove from the heat and leave to soak in the hot water for a further 5 minutes.
- Drain and cool.
- Spread the noodles on a large serving dish.
- Sprinkle them evenly with the chopped pickles, shrimps and sherry, then the soy sauce mixture.
- Finally, add the onion shreds and sesame seed oil.

Note : To serve the Chinese way, the diners will mix and toss the noodles they require and transfer it into their bowls, adjusting any additional seasonings of soy sauce, red chili oil or vinegar.