Cherry & Dennis Helper Habitat
Japanese Yakisoba
日式炒麵
Recipe overview
Japanese yakisoba tosses springy noodles with pork, cabbage, carrot, onion and bean sprouts in a savoury-sweet chuno sauce for a quick family meal.
01
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 600 g noodles
- 200 g pork
- 250 g Cabbage
- 100 g carrot
- 1 piece onion
- 120 g bean sprouts
Sauce
- 4 tbsp Japanese Worcestershire/chuno sauce
- 1 tbsp light soy sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 3 tbsp water
Seasoning
- 2 tbsp cooking oil
Garnish
- 2 stalk spring onion
02
Tools
- knife
- cutting board
- mixing bowl
- small bowl
- colander
- measuring spoons
- wok
- spatula
- chopsticks
- serving plate
03
Steps
Step 1
Loosen the noodles
Rinse the noodles in a colander with warm water for 30 seconds, drain well and loosen.
Step 2
Slice the pork
Pat the pork dry and slice thinly across the grain.
Step 3
Prepare the vegetables
Shred the cabbage, cut carrot and onion into strips, drain the bean sprouts and cut spring onion into lengths.
Step 4
Mix the yakisoba sauce
Stir the chuno sauce, light soy, sugar and 3 tablespoons water together.
Step 5
Heat the wok and oil
Heat the wok over medium-high for 1 minute and add all the oil.
Step 6
Brown the pork
Stir-fry the pork for 3 minutes until lightly browned, no longer pink and at least 71°C.
Step 7
Fry onion and carrot
Add onion and carrot and stir-fry for 2 minutes until slightly softened.
Step 8
Add the cabbage
Add the cabbage and stir-fry over high heat for 2 minutes until softened but crisp.
Step 9
Add the noodles
Add the drained noodles and loosen with a spatula and chopsticks for 2 minutes.
Step 10
Coat with sauce
Pour all sauce around the wok edge and toss over high heat for 2 minutes until evenly coated and dry.
Step 11
Add sprouts and spring onion
Add bean sprouts and spring onion and toss for 1 minute so they stay crisp.
Step 12
Plate and serve
Turn off the heat, divide the yakisoba onto family plates and serve hot.
Common mistakes
- Noodles clump if not loosened first or if the pan is crowded; separate them gently with a spatula and chopsticks.
Tips
Mix the sauce first and pour it around the pan edge so it coats the noodles quickly and evenly.
