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Yakisoba 焼きそば
4.7 from 46 votes

Yakisoba 焼きそば

Yakisoba is a popular Japanese dish made from grilled/fried ramen noodles tossed with meat and vegetables and flavoured with a delicious Yakisoba sauce!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 1
Calories: 699 kcal
Course: Side Dish, Main Course
Cuisine: Japanese

Ingredients

  • 1 yakisoba noodle in ball form
  • 80 g pork belly thinly sliced
  • 100 g cabbage teared
  • 50 g green capsicum
  • 50 g yakisoba sauce *1
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
Garnish
  • 1 tbsp pickled ginger red
  • 1 tsp aonori flakes
  • 2 tbsp bonito flakes shaved katsuobushi, dried

Instructions

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  1. Open the packet of noodle and pour boiling water to loosen the noodles with chopsticks, drain the water well and set aside.
  2. Boil water in a large pot and cook the ramen noodles. Once cooked, drain the water and set the noodles aside.
  3. Tear the cabbage with hands and slice thinly the stems with a knife.
  4. Cut the capsicums into bitesize chunks and set aside 
  5. Cut the thinly sliced pork belly to about 3cm long strips and set aside.
  6. Heat 1/2 tbsp of olive oil in a large pan over medium-high heat and add well-drained noodles to the pan.
  7. Using an egg flipper, press the noodles down against the bottom of the pan to brown the noodle over medium to high heat. 
  8. When the noodle is browned and cooked after about 5 minutes, remove the noodle to a bowl to set aside. 
  9. Place the frying pan back on the medium to high heat and add another 1/2 tbsp of olive oil into the pan.
  10. When the pan starts to smoke, add the pork and once it is cooked add the vegetables.
  11. Cover the meat and vegetables with cooked and browned noodle in order to steam cook the vegetables underneath.  
  12. When the volume of the vegetables sink, stir and fry to combine noodle, vegetables, and pork for a few minutes.
  13. Pour over the sauce and mix it in over high heat for 30 seconds. 
  14. Trun the heat off, serve the noodle on a plate. 
  15. Garnish the noodle with red pickled ginger, bonito flakes and Aonori flakes. 

Notes

  • *1 Otafuku brand sauce  or home made recipe.
  • Pork can be replaced with thinly sliced beef or chicken.
  • Cabbage can be replaced with Chinese cabbage and also many different vegetables can be added
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Nutrition Information

Calories 699kcal (35%) Carbohydrates 63g (21%) Protein 21g (42%) Fat 38g (58%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Cholesterol 42mg (14%) Sodium 1566mg (65%) Potassium 404mg (9%) Fiber 3g (12%) Sugar 14g (28%) Vitamin A 330IU (7%) Vitamin C 78.5mg (87%) Calcium 54mg (5%) Iron 2mg (11%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1 Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 699

% Daily Value*

Calories 699kcal 35%
Carbohydrates 63g 21%
Protein 21g 42%
Fat 38g 58%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Cholesterol 42mg 14%
Sodium 1566mg 65%
Potassium 404mg 9%
Fiber 3g 12%
Sugar 14g 28%
Vitamin A 330IU 7%
Vitamin C 78.5mg 87%
Calcium 54mg 5%
Iron 2mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.