Beef Yakisoba Recipes

BEEF YAKISOBA

Steps:

• Cook the noodles al dente in a pot of boiling water-about 2 minutes for dried chuka soba noodles or 1 minute for fresh noodles. Drain in a colander and rinse with cool water to stop the cooking. Leave in a colander in the sink to drain while you continue with the recipe.
• In a bowl whisk together the soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, chile paste, and sugar.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a wok or large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the beef and cook, stirring frequently, until browned, 1 ½ to 4 minutes (this will depend on how thick the strips are.) transfer the meat to a plate or bowl.
• Add another tablespoon of oil to the skillet along with the onion and carrot. Cook, stirring, until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes.
• Add the mushrooms to the skillet, along with the remaining tablespoon of oil, if needed. Cook, stirring frequently, for another 2 to 3 minutes, until the mushrooms soften.
• Add the cabbage and green onions along with the browned beef and the noodles. Cook, stirring to mix well, for about 2 minutes until everything is warmed through and the cabbage is beginning to wilt.
• Add the sauce and cook, tossing to coat the noodles well with the sauce and mix everything together, for about 2 more minutes.
• Serve hot, garnished with sesame seeds, scallions, and/or pickled ginger, if desired.

JAPANESE-STYLE YAKISOBA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook soba in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite, 8 to 10 minutes. Drain and rinse in cool water. Set aside.
• Mix soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar together in a small bowl, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
• Heat oil in a wok or large skillet over medium heat. Add chicken and onion and cook in the hot oil for 3 to 5 minutes. Add cabbage, carrots, and ginger and cook until cabbage is softened, 3 to 5 minutes more.
• Place prepared noodles on top of chicken and vegetables in the wok. Pour sauce on top. Cover and cook another 3 to 5 minutes. Remove lid and toss mixture together until well combined. Sprinkle green onion over the mixture and serve.

AUTHENTIC YAKISOBA

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook soba in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite, 5 to 8 minutes. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water. Set aside.
• Heat oil in a wok over medium heat. Add pork and stir-fry with a pinch of salt and pepper, about 5 minutes. Transfer meat to a plate, reserving oil in wok. Add carrots, onion, ginger, and garlic to the wok and stir-fry for 3 to 4 minutes.
• Add cabbage to the wok and stir-fry briefly, about 1 minute. Add drained soba noodles. Pour in 1/2 the yakisoba sauce and stir-fry until noodles and vegetables are covered with sauce, about 3 minutes. Return pork to the wok. Add additional sauce as desired. Remove from heat.
• Garnish yakisoba with kizami nori and a small pile of beni shoga just before serving.

YAKISOBA

Steps:

• Shredded pickled red ginger (beni shoga or kizami beni shoga; see Cook's Note)
• For the yakisoba sauce: Whisk together the Worcestershire sauce, ketchup, sugar and soy sauce in a small bowl and reserve.
• For the yakisoba: Place the noodles in a bowl, add about 1 teaspoon of the oil and stir to separate.
• Heat the remaining oil in a skillet over high heat for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the pork belly and sear on all sides, about 3 minutes. Stir in the mushrooms, onion and carrot and cook until tender but not cooked all the way, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the cabbage and cook until almost tender, about 1 minute. Stir in the scallions and cook until slightly softened, about 30 seconds. Sprinkle in some pepper.
• Add the noodles to the skillet and lower the heat to medium. Stir to warm and combine the noodles with the vegetables in the skillet for about 30 seconds. Stir in the yakisoba sauce and cook until the sauce is absorbed and distributed, about 1 minute. Plate up and top with the dried green seaweed and pickled red ginger if using.

YAKISOBA

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together soy sauce, rice wine, and sugar, stirring to dissolve.
• Cook noodles in boiling water about 8 minutes, or until tender.
• Drain noodles and rinse under cold water.
• In a large deep skillet or wok, cook onion in oil for about 3 minutes.
• Add the cabbage, carrot and ginger and cook until cabbage is softened, about 3-5 minutes.
• Add the pork and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Cover the mixture with noodles and pour the sauce over all.
• Cover and cook for 3-5 minutes, the remove the lid and toss the mixture together until it is well combined.
• Place on a serving platter and garnish with chopped scallions, if desired.

HAMBURGER YAKISOBA (GROUND BEEF)

Steps:

• Brown meat in a skillet.
• When it is almost done, add onion and green peppers and cook until meat is done and vegetables are tender, stirring constantly.
• Combine water, soy sauce, garlic powder, ginger, and pepper and stir into the meat mixture.
• Add spaghetti noodles and green onions and combine thoroughly.