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Yakisoba (Japanese Stir Fried Noodles)

Yakisoba (Japanese Stir Fried Noodles)

Yakisoba is a delicious Japanese stir-fried noodle dish made with vegetables and pork, coated in a special sauce.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Course main
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 servings
Calories 647 kcal

Equipment

  • wok or large frying pan
  • Saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 300 g yellow noodles may substitute with ramen or Chinese yellow noodles
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoon oil vegetable oil or peanut oil
  • 200 g pork thinly sliced into bite size pieces
  • 60 g carrot thinly sliced diagonally
  • 100 g cabbage cut into bite size pieces
  • 3 pieces shiitake mushrooms sliced into 2mm / 1/16" thick
  • 2 stalks green onions diagonally sliced
  • 1 cup bean sprouts

Yakisoba Sauce

  • 40 ml Bulldog tonkatsu sōsu
  • 50 ml Bulldog usutā sōsu
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce
  • 0.5 tablespoon tomato sauce or tomato ketchup
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 0.5 teaspoon dashi seasoning powder diluted in ½ teaspoon hot water

Toppings (optional)

  • 2 tablespoon aonori dried seaweed flakes
  • 2 tablespoon benishōga red pickled ginger

Instructions
 

  • Add all the Yakisoba Sauce ingredients into a cup or a bowl and mix well. Set aside until required.
  • Boil a sufficient amount of water in a saucepan and boil the noodles for 1 minute.
  • Drain and sprinkle sesame oil over the noodles and mix until all noodles are coated.
  • Heat oil in a wok or a large frying pan over medium high heat. Add the pork and sauté until almost cooked through (about 2-3 minutes).
  • Add the carrots and stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the cabbage and shiitake mushrooms.
  • Stir-fry for about 1 minute until the cabbage is nearly cooked, then add the green onions and bean sprouts.
  • After stir-frying for 30 seconds, add the noodles. Mix the noodles and vegetables well.
  • Add the Yakisoba Sauce and mix quickly to ensure all noodles are coated with the sauce.
  • Transfer the noodles onto serving plates, piling them into a mound.
  • Sprinkle aonori over the noodles and add benishōga on top or the side of the noodles. Serve immediately.

Notes

Yakisoba noodles are similar to ramen and should not be too thin to avoid overcooking. Adjust ingredients to taste and can substitute meats and vegetables as desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 276gCalories: 647kcalCarbohydrates: 73gProtein: 24gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4.1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7.6gMonounsaturated Fat: 6.7gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 42mgSodium: 366mgPotassium: 757mgFiber: 5.1gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 54IUVitamin C: 31mgCalcium: 5.7mgIron: 26mg
Keyword Japanese Stir-fried Noodles, Yakisoba, yakisoba sauce
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