Yakisoba
Stir fried noodles and veggies are a tasty combination in this easy Yakisoba recipe. Tossed in a sweet and sour dressing, this is a take out fake out homerun.
Servings: 6
Cost: $10
Equipment
- skillet
Ingredients
For the Yakisoba Sauce:
- 4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 2 teaspoons hoisin sauce
- 2 teaspoons oyster sauce
- 3 teaspoons low sodium soy sauce
- 2 teaspoons sugar
For the Stir-fry:
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 pound thin sliced chicken or other protein
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup yellow onion julienne
- 1 carrot julienne
- 5 mushroom cremini or shiitake sliced
- 3 scallions cut in 1” pieces greens only
- ½ cup cabbage shredded
- 2 bundles dry yakisoba or Japanese udon noodle cooked and drained according to package instructions (2 bundles of dry noodles will yield 16oz cooked noodles)
- ½ cup yakisoba sauce – made from recipe above
Instructions
- Cook the dry yakisoba/udon noodles according to package instructions, drain noodles in a colander and rinse under hot water to loosen up the noodles.
- Mix all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Taste to make sure it is to your liking; if it's too sour you can add more sugar if too sweet add more soy sauce. Set aside.
- In large skillet or wok on medium-heat heat oil until very hot then season the meat with pepper and add to the pan cook until meat is done about 4 – 5 minutes
- Add onion and carrots, cook for 2 minutes
- Add the cabbage and cook until just tender about 3-4 minutes
- Next, add the mushrooms and scallions
- Reduced the heat to medium and add the noodles and sauce, mix it all together well
- Serve immediately
Notes
The sauce ingredients yield the ½ cup needed for the yakisoba stir-fry, if you like more sauce, the amount can be doubled.
If you can’t find yakisoba noodles, Japanese udon noodles will provide the same result. The dry noodles can be found in the International section of your local grocery store. The dry noodles may be pre-sectioned, this recipe used 2 small bundles of dry noodles, cooked according to package instructions
Nutrition
Calories: 141kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 9g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 365mg | Potassium: 377mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 1793IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg