yakisoba

Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Grapeview, WA

Yakisoba is a great light or quick meal. Kids stop at a little shop for Yakisoba after school, and people stop for it at a food court in a mall during shopping. One of the best Yakisoba can be found at summer night festivals. The must-have toppings are Aonori and Benishoga. The fragrance of Aonori and spicy Benishoga accentuate the flavor of Yakisoba so well. From japanesecooking101.

yield 2 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Stove Top

Ingredients For yakisoba

  • 1/3 lb
    pork, thinly sliced (150g)
  • 1 sm
    onion
  • 2 c
    cabbage, cut into 2-inch squares
  • 2 c
    bean sprouts
  • 1/2 sm
    carrot
  • 1/4
    green bell pepper
  • 1 Tbsp
    oil
  • aonori (green seaweed)
  • 2 pkg
    chuka men (chinese style noodles)
  • salt and pepper
  • YAKISOBA SAUCE:
  • 3 Tbsp
    tonkatsu sauce
  • 2 Tbsp
    worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    soy sauce
  • 1/2 Tbsp
    mirin
  • benishoga (pickled ginger), optional

How To Make yakisoba

  • 1
    Cut sliced pork into bite size pieces. Prepare the vegetables: slice onion, carrot, and bell pepper thinly; cut cabbage into 2-inch squares; wash and strain bean sprouts.
  • 2
    Mix all the ingredients for Yakisoba Sauce.
  • 3
    In a large frying pan, add oil and heat at medium high heat.
  • 4
    Cook meat first until browned. Add onion, carrot, and bell pepper and cook about 1-2 minutes.
  • 5
    Then add cabbage and bean sprouts, and cook until vegetables are wilted.
  • 6
    Once water seeps out from vegetables, add Chuka Men, stir under the vegetables, lower heat and cover, and cook about 2 minutes until noodles soften.
  • 7
    When noodles get loose and soft, keep stirring to mix with vegetables, then add sauce and coat the whole thing for a couple of minutes. (Season with salt and pepper to taste.)
  • 8
    Place Yakisoba on the plate; sprinkle with Aonori and put Benishoga (pickled ginger) on top.

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