When I was in Oahu, other than stuffing my face with malassadas (malasadas), sampling local Hawaiian cuisine, and feasting on shrimp, I ate Japanese food almost every day.
Oahu is a real gem for Japanese food, thanks to the many Japanese tourists and also locals who are obsessed with Japanese cuisine.
There are countless authentic Japanese restaurants dotting Waikiki Beach: ramen joint, sushi bar, izakaya, and yakiniku (Japanese BBQ).
I was in Japanese food heaven during the vacation; the abundant seafood and fresh produce accentuate the already great taste to tempting perfection.
Yakisoba or Japanese fried noodles/焼きそば is one of the dishes I particularly enjoyed during my stay there. Yakisoba is pretty much the Japanese version of Chinese chow mein, but there is a certain appeal about yakisoba—the ramen noodles andthe sharp-flavored benishoga (picked ginger strips) make yakisoba a bright-tasting noodle dish. I loved it.
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Yakisoba (Japanese Fried Noodles) Recipe
Yakisoba or Japanese fried noodles is a popular dish. Inspired by Chinese fried noodles, this yakisoba recipe is made with cabbage, carrot, and pork.
Ingredients
- 12 oz. yakisoba, rinsed with water and drained
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 oz. pork, cut into small pieces and marinated with some soy sauce
- 2 oz. cabbage, roughly chopped into pieces
- 2 oz. 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
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Heat up wok with oil. Add garlic and stir fry until light brown in color. Add pork and do a few quick stirs before adding cabbage and carrot. Stir a few times and add noodles and all the seasonings. Continue to stir-fry until the vegetables and noodles are cooked, for 1-2 minutes. Transfer out and serve immediately with some benishoga (Japanese picked ginger).
Recipe 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.
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kathy
I know these meals are quick and easy,but are they good for you at all?
Kiran @ KiranTarun.com
Yummy!! Craving for bowls of this comforting noodles for dinner. Now :D
Liz
Thank you Bee for the nice recipe. Have a Great Week!
Ronda
For us that don’t know what is mirin and is there substitutes for saki
Rasa Malaysia
Mirin is a Japanese sweet wine. Japanese sake is the rice wine. If you can’t find mirin, just use sugar to add sweetness, for sake, you can use Chinese rice wine.
Jordan
The real secret to authentic yakisoba like you’ll find it in Japan: “yakisoba sauce”. It’s a chuunou sauce like tonkatsu sauce or okonomiyaki sauce. It has some fruit and vegetable purees, a variety of spices, soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and worcestershire sauce. It’s a bit spicy, sour, sweet, salty, and pungent. Along with the benishoga this provides a very tangy and pungent, very bright noodle dish highly unlike all other asian stir-fried noodle dishes.
Tim
This is what I miss most about Japan. I lived on this for two years wile I was in the marine corps. $4 a plate you couldn’t beat it. I haven’t had it since. This looks great thanks
Cathy M.
My husband is gluten free. Can rice noodles be used for this or are they too soft? Any other suggestions for gluten free noodles? Thanks!
No Name
About how many servings is this for?
Rasa Malaysia
2
intangible
I have recently discovered a little mom and pop Japanese restaurant close to my work and have been addicted to their Yakisoba noodles. I’ve been searching for a good recipe that I could make quickly and with a large volume (I have 2 small kids that require lots of attention). Google pointed me towards this recipe and I tried it last night. It was absolutely amazing! Everyone in my house loved it so much that their were no leftovers for me to take to work today (bummer!).
Thanks for this great recipe and I am looking forward to trying more from your site!
Kelly
Hi there. I would love to try this recipe, but don’t drink and therefore have no sake. Is there something I could use in its place without completely comprising the recipe? Thanks.
Rasa Malaysia
You can use Chinese rice wine.
Christin
WOW!! This dish sounds incredible! My hubby and I eat Asian inspired food at least 2x a week in our home. Our commissary just started carrying refrigerated yakisoba noodles, so I am so excited to make this for dinner tonight! Bookmarking and “liked” you on Facebook! I will be back for more yummy recipes! :) Thanks!
Maureen
Hi there! My Okasan puts a little Worcestershire sauce in her yakisoba- gives it a piquant flavor. My mouth is watering…
Miss_0neil
Awesome recipe! One place to find yakisoba noodles is the store World Market; if you have one near you. My husband and I buy ours there and they are very good. My husband even said they were the best noodles he had had since he left Japan after living there for around 3 years. Hope this can help someone who doesn’t have an oriental market near them :D
Alta
This looks delicious, and I’m all for inexpensive dishes!
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, yakisoba is cheap and good.
Brian L
Hi Bee,
This recipe looks great! I love yakisoba..I also love okonomiyaki!
Keep it up. I just got back from Japan and was in heaven with the food :)
Brian
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, food in Japan is great. I love it, too.
Rasa Malaysia
I have never tried gyoza at Wagamamas. We don’t even have Wagamamas here. :(
pity
i just adore yakisoba! they’re my favourite noodle dish ever! and your recipe looks so delicious! i love your blog and photos, lovely!
cheers from london,
pity
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks for the comment, yes, I love yakisoba too.
lotsofcravings
yum..very simple and reminds me of the time when i went to cairns and it was littered with awesome jap food!
Rasa Malaysia
Cairns with Japanese food, that’s interesting. Haven’t been to that part of Australia.
S
Delicious. You mentioned the pickled ginger– benishoga. Is this served on the side or incorporated in the yakisoba as an ingredient?
Rasa Malaysia
They are served on top of the yakisoba, but I served it on the side. It’s up to you.
Dominique
yummy… I love japanese food! Especially fried noodles. It reminds me my travel in Japan last year!!! Thank you sharing…
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, yakisoba already reminded me of my travel to Japan!
Christi
Oh no! I was looking through all of your recipes for a noodle dinner inspiration last night (I had a craving) and didn’t see this post until this morning. It’s not a problem though because I often have noodle cravings- about twice a week. :) Thanks for this recipe. It’s going to satisfy me next week I’m sure.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, I have cravings for noodles all the time too, and this yakisoba is great.
noëlle (simmer down!)
Yum! This is taking me down food-memory lane back to my trip to Japan several years ago. We do have a Japanese grocery here but I’ve never noticed any fresh noodles; I’ll have to inquire next time I’m there.
For the 2 oz. pork, would you just buy something like a single boneless pork chop at the butcher counter?
Rasa Malaysia
Correct. My first meal ever in Tokyo was a plate of yakisoba. So good!
Debs
Yum, we love Japanese, not had yakisoba for ages, will have to try your recipe. Will have to compromise on the noodles though as we can’t get them in Spain.
Rasa Malaysia
Debs – good luck making yakisoba in Spain. Please share your yakisoba when you make it.
The Trinigourmet
This looks so amazing :) do you think it would work with soba noodles or chow mein (in a pinch). We don’t have the widest Japanese ingredients here :)
Rasa Malaysia
Yes, you can use chow mein. Soba noodles will be too soft for this Yakisoba recipe. Good luck! :)
veron
Oh, my dry-run for your chix satay and peanut sauce went well so it’s a go for Sunday!
Rasa Malaysia
Awesome, let me know how you like the satay and the sauce!
veron
Yum, love yakisoba. This recipe sound simple enough yet delicious.
Rasa Malaysia
Yes!
Marc @ NoRecipes
Bee, this looks delicious! Thanks for participating in Blog Away Hunger:-) All it takes is a 25 cents to provide a meal, so every little bit counts!
Rasa Malaysia
Thanks Marc. Yes, 25 cents could buy someone a yakisoba (or local fried noodles) somewhere. :)