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Yakisoba

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焼きそば · yakisoba

Wheat noodles stir-fried with pork, cabbage and carrot in a sweet-tangy Worcestershire-based sauce — a festival and home favourite.

Yakisoba is a Japanese noodle dish, ready in about 27 minutes and made with ramen noodles, cabbage and worcestershire sauce. It serves 2 and is rated easy to cook.

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A serving of Yakisoba
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Prep
15 min
Cook
12 min
Total
27 min
Serves
2
Level
Easy
Calories
677

Ingredients

2 servings

For the sauce

Equipment

Method

  1. Step 1

    Cook the noodles until just tender, rinse briefly and drain well. Mix the sauce ingredients in a cup.

    Pasta boiling in a pot of water
    How it looks · Photo: Gianpiero Ferraro on Pexels

  2. Step 2

    Heat the oil in a wok (opens in a new tab) and stir-fry the pork until browned and cooked through.

    Ingredients tossed in a hot wok
    How it looks · Photo: Aesthos AR. Photography on Pexels

  3. Step 3

    Add the onion (opens in a new tab) and carrot (opens in a new tab), then the cabbage (opens in a new tab) and bean sprouts (opens in a new tab), and stir-fry until just wilted.

    • 3 min
    • high heat

  4. Step 4

    Add the noodles and sauce and toss over high heat until the noodles are coated and lightly caramelised.

    • 2 min
    • high heat

  5. Step 5

    Serve topped with bonito flakes (opens in a new tab) and nori (opens in a new tab).

      A finished dish being plated
      How it looks · Photo: Willians Huerta on Pexels

    About this dish

    Origin
    Japan · Well documentedDespite the name, made with Chinese-style wheat noodles, not buckwheat soba.More food from Japan
    Dish
    Lunch · Dinner · Noodles · Main courses · Street food
    Cooking method
    Stir-fried
    Taste
    sweet & savoury, tangy, umami, mild
    Diet
    Dairy-free · No nut ingredients · High-protein
    All labelsNon-vegetarian · Dairy-free · Egg-free · No nut ingredients · Alcohol-free · Beef-free · High-protein
    Without the optional extras: Flexitarian-friendlyWith the listed swaps: Pescatarian, Pork-freeWorked out from the ingredients. How labels work
    Good for
    Everyday · One-pan · Street food · Child-friendly
    Cook more with
    Ramen noodles · Cabbage · Worcestershire sauce · Pork shoulder · Onion · Carrot
    Techniques
    Stir-frying

    Allergens

    • May contain: Eggsfrom ramen noodles
    • Contains: Fishfrom worcestershire sauce, katsuobushi (bonito flakes)
    • May contain: Crustaceansfrom oyster sauce
    • Contains: Molluscsfrom oyster sauce
    • Contains: Wheatfrom ramen noodles, oyster sauce, soy sauce
    • Contains: Glutenfrom ramen noodles, worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, soy sauce
    • Contains: Soyfrom ramen noodles, oyster sauce, soy sauce
    • May contain: Mustardfrom tomato ketchup
    • May contain: Celeryfrom worcestershire sauce, tomato ketchup
    • May contain: Sulphitesfrom worcestershire sauce

    Based on typical versions of these ingredients and not verified allergen-free. Brands differ and cross-contact happens, so always check labels. For severe allergies, follow your clinician’s advice.

    Nutrition

    677 kcal per serving

    Calculated

    1 serving ≈ 386 g · recipe makes 2

    Where the energy comes from

    • Protein 13%
    • Carbohydrate 42%
    • Fat 45%
    Nutrition per serving and per 100 g
    NutrientPer servingPer 100 g*
    Energy677 kcal175 kcal
    Protein22.7 g5.9 g
    Carbohydrate73.9 g19.1 g
    Net carbohydrate64.2 g16.6 g
    Sugars13.5 g3.5 g
    Added sugars——
    Fibre9.7 g2.5 g
    Fat34.9 g9 g
    Saturated fat9.7 g2.5 g
    Trans fat——
    Cholesterol43 mg11 mg
    Sodium1557 mg403 mg
    Salt equivalent3.9 g1 g
    Vitamins & minerals per serving
    Potassium
    832 mg
    Calcium
    98 mg
    Iron
    8.2 mg
    Magnesium
    60 mg
    Vitamin A (RAE)
    135 µg
    Vitamin C
    50 mg
    Vitamin D
    1 µg
    Vitamin B12
    0.5 µg
    Folate (DFE)
    239 µg

    How these numbers were made

    • Calculated from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy) per-100 g values and the listed quantities.
    • *Per 100 g of combined raw ingredients; the cooked dish may weigh more or less.
    • Optional ingredients are not included: katsuobushi (bonito flakes), nori.
    • “—” means the value isn’t known for enough of the ingredients; it is never zero by default.
    • Values are estimates for guidance, not for medical dosing. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda.gov.

    Good to know

    Tips

    • Let the noodles sit untouched for 30 seconds before tossing to get a little char.

    Common mistakes

    • Wet noodles stew instead of frying — drain them thoroughly.
    • Adding the sauce too early; it should go in last so it caramelises on the noodles without burning.

    Serve with

    • Top with a fried egg, or stuff into a hot-dog roll for yakisoba-pan.

    Food safety

    • Cook the pork until no pink remains (71 °C for thin strips is reached in a minute or two over high heat).
    • Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours and eat within 2 days.

    Storage

    • Refrigerate for up to 2 days.

    Reheating

    • Reheat in a hot pan with a splash of water.

    Original editorial recipe · FriendsPantry editorial · Not yet independently reviewed · Added · Updated

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