Shanghai Rice Cakes

Adapted from this website.

Ingredients

Ingredients Amount
Rice cakes 16 oz
Thinly sliced chicken breast (ideally hot pot style) 1 lb
Avocado Oil 3 tbsp
Napa Cabbage 4 cup
Green Onions 4 units
Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Dark Soy Sauce 2 tbsp
Oyster Sauce 2 tbsp
Brown Sugar 2 tsp
Chinese Black Vinegar 3/4 tsp
Garlic 3 cloves
Sesame Seeds 1 unit
Chili Crisp 1 unit

Timings

Rehydrate rice cakes for 3 hours (required).

Recipe

  1. If using dried rice cakes, pre-soak them in water for about 3 hours or overnight in the fridge. After 30 minutes, carefully separate the rice cakes so they’re not stuck together.
  2. Add the soy sauces, oyster sauce, brown sugar, black vinegar, and garlic in a small bowl and mix it together until the sugar dissolves.
  3. Chop the cabbage into large pieces. Separate leafy parts from thick white parts.
  4. Heat a wok or large pan on high heat and add the avocado oil. Once the pan is hot, lay the chicken pieces flat on the surface and let it cook for about 1 to 2 minutes or until it’s almost cooked through.
  5. Next, add the mushrooms and scallions to the pan and stir fry for about 1 minute. Remove from heat.
  6. Stir fry the thick white parts of the chopped cabbage in batches. Remove from heat.
  7. Add in the drained rice cakes and add 4 Tablespoons of the sauce. Stir fry the rice cakes together for 2 - 3 minutes. Add the leafy parts of the cabbage.
  8. If needed, add in the rest of the sauce and stir fry everything together for another 2 - 3 minutes or until the rice cakes are soft and chewy and the cabbage leaves has wilted. Taste a rice cake to be sure it’s fully softened.
  9. Add the earlier stir fried ingredients back in.
  10. Add 1 Tablespoon of water if needed to further soften it up while stir frying. Serve immediately.