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Pork yakisoba

Japanese stir-fried noodles with pork and vegetables.

Approximate total time: 30 min3 servingsJapan
Pork yakisoba
Illustrative photograph: Yakisoba with pork, onions, cabbage and carrots.Photo: Blue Lotus from Tokyo · CC BY 2.0 · Image source. Resized and converted to WebP.

Ingredients

For 3 servings.

1 cup = 240 ml; 1 tablespoon = 15 ml; 1 teaspoon = 5 ml. Use metric quantities where stated. Times and servings are indicative.

  • 450–480 g pre-cooked yakisoba noodles
  • 340 g thinly sliced pork belly
  • 225 g cabbage, 100 g carrot and 1/2 onion
  • 3 shiitake mushrooms and 2 spring onions
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 60 ml Worcestershire sauce
  • 4 tsp oyster sauce and 4 tsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp soy sauce and 2 tsp sugar
  • Pepper, aonori seaweed and pickled ginger to serve

Step-by-step method

  1. Mix Worcestershire, oyster sauce, ketchup, soy and sugar. Slice meat and vegetables thinly.
  2. Loosen noodles by hand or warm according to the packet.
  3. Heat oil and stir-fry pork until cooked through.
  4. Add onion, carrot, cabbage and mushrooms; cook until softened but still textured.
  5. Add noodles, spring onions and sauce; stir-fry until hot and serve with condiments.
✦ Kitchen tip

Use yakisoba noodles, which are supplied pre-steamed.

A home-cooking adaptation. Timings are approximate and depend on ingredients and equipment. The photo may show different garnishes or presentation.

Recipe references

Ingredients and techniques referenced from the sources below; wording and structure adapted for Becas à Mesa.