Cooking in Japanese - Yakisoba
Yakisoba is a popular street food in Japan and it literally means ‘grilled noodles’. Yakisoba can be found sizzling away in stalls from sumo stadiums to traditional omatsuri (festivals). It is made by stir-frying boiled ramen noodles, vegetables, meat or seafood with a sweet and savoury sauce. This week in Japanese we have been tasting Yakisoba and have had cabbage, bacon and carrot. The children have loved it! I am sure they will love helping you make their own at home.
Ingredients:
- Fresh yellow noodles (ramen or thin hoiken)
- Carott
- Cabbage
- Bacon (or chicken, beef)
- Yakisoba sauce (you can buy this from Asian Grocery Stores or make your own following the directions below)
Method:
- Boil the noodles following the package directions
- Prepare the vegetables
- On one half of the frypan, fry the vegetables and meat. Place the noodles on the other half of the frypan and gently fry.
- Make a circle with the vegetables/meat and place the noodles in the middle. Splash a small amount of hot water over the noodles and mix together.
- Add the sauce (as much as you like!) and mix together.
- Itadakimasu!
Yakisoba Sauce
1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon oyster sauce
1 teaspoon tomato sauce
½ teaspoon soy sauce
½ teaspoon sugar
Combine all the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together. Adjust the sauce to your liking.
Happy Cooking
Kassi Miller
Japanese Teacher