Yakisoba (Japanese Fried Noodles)
Yakisoba or Japanese fried noodles is a popular dish. Inspired by Chinese fried noodles, this yakisoba recipe is made with cabbage, carrot, and pork.
Servings: 3 people
Ingredients
- 12 oz (350g) yakisoba rinsed with water and drained
- 3 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 2 oz (60g) pork cut into small pieces and marinated with some soy sauce
- 2 oz (60g) cabbage roughly chopped into pieces
- 2 oz (60g) carrot cut into thin strips
- some scallions cut into thin threads
- 2 tablespoons oil
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon sake
- 1/2 teaspoon mirin
- 3 dashes white pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/8 teaspoon sesame oil
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Heat a wok with oil and add the garlic. Stir-fry until it turns light brown. Then, add the pork and stir quickly for a few moments before adding the cabbage and carrot. Stir a few times, then add the noodles and all the seasonings.
- Continue to stir-fry until the vegetables and noodles are cooked, about 1-2 minutes. Transfer to a serving dish and serve immediately with some benishoga (Japanese pickled ginger).
Notes
You can find fresh yakisoba noodles at Japanese stores or Asian stores. Usually, they come with yakisoba seasoning sauce. You can use the sauce or make yakisoba from scratch using my yakisoba recipe above.
Nutrition
Serving: 3people | Calories: 552kcal | Carbohydrates: 91g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 1603mg | Potassium: 472mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 3177IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 4mg