Get the App

Recipes

Find a Recipe Blue Ribbon Recipes Pinch It!™ Feed Browse All Recipes

Editorial

Food Bites & Articles Videos What is a Blue Ribbon? Meet the Test Kitchen

Community

Member Recipes Groups Sweepstakes Contests Shopping

yummy chinese yaka mein soup

Andy59 avatar
Recipe by
Andy Anderson !
@Andy59
Wichita, KS

Childhood memories can be a wonderful thing, and one of my fondest memories is going to Chiam restaurant in Chicago’s Chinatown and having a big bowl of Yaka Mein soup, and a side order of eggrolls. It took me years to perfect the recipe, but I considered it a labor of love. It’s a simple dish composed of broth, Chinese noodles, pork and a hard-boiled egg…. But, oh sooo good. Ahh memories. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 15 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For yummy chinese yaka mein soup

  • 8 oz
    yakisoba noodles
  • 4 oz
    chinese pork, not bbq pork
  • 1 md
    hard-boiled egg
  • THE BROTH
  • 1 1/2 c
    chicken stock, not broth
  • 1 tsp
    sesame oil
  • 1 Tbsp
    tamari
  • sesame seeds, for garnish

How To Make yummy chinese yaka mein soup

  • 1
    Chef’s Note: My sister and I are in the back seat of our car, and dad is driving with mom at his side… No seatbelts in those days. We’ve just left Sunday services at Saint Dennis parish, and we’re headed to Chinatown to meet up with my Uncle Charlie, and Aunt Adele. Plus my Uncle Ed and Aunt Josephine and my two cousins Jody and Little Adele will be there too. We’re headed for Chiam restaurant. As the snow slowly falls, I spend my time looking out at the city of Chicago, slowly being covered in a blanket of white. When we arrive, we get a large table, and I order what I always do… A big bowl of Yaka Mein soup, a side of pork eggrolls, and a “kiddie” cocktail. To those of you that don’t know what that is, it’s ginger ale with some cherry juice, and a little umbrella. I spend the time talking and laughing with my cousins, and just enjoying life. Ahh, memories.
  • 2
    Gather your ingredients.
  • 3
    Cut the pork into 1/4-inch slices.
  • 4
    Baton the slices.
  • 5
    Chef’s Note: You can get Chinese pork in most Asian markets: however, I just posted a recipe for Asian Oven-Roasted “Red” Pork that I think is exactly what I remember from my youth. You’re not looking for Chinese BBQ pork here… although that will do.
  • 6
    Cook the hard-boiled egg.
  • 7
    Add the ingredients for the broth in a saucepan.
  • 8
    Bring the broth to a lite simmer.
  • 9
    Add the noodles and allow them to simmer in the broth for about 5 minutes.
  • 10
    Add the noodles to a serving dish.
  • 11
    Use just enough of the broth to cover the noodles, and add half the pork.
  • 12
    Add one half of the hard-boiled egg.
  • 13
    Sprinkle with some toasted sesame seeds.
  • 14
    Chef's Note: Repeat for the second serving.
  • 15
    Serve while still hot. Enjoy my memory.
  • 16
    Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
  • Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
ADVERTISEMENT