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Classic Yakisoba Recipe: Japanese Stir-Fried Noodles with Beef and Veggies

This easy-to-follow recipe for classic yakisoba features stir-fried noodles, tender beef, and crisp vegetables, all brought together with a savory tonkatsu sauce.

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A classic Japanese comfort food is yakisoba, which is stir-fried wheat noodles tossed with julienned veggies and usually a protein such as beef, chicken or pork flavored with tonkatsu sauce. This yakisoba was made with beef, but feel free to substitute your favorite protein. 

Ingredients:

  • 10-12 oz. fresh Japanese ramen noodles
  • 3 Tbsp vegetable oil, divided
  • 8 ounces thinly sliced boneless beef steak such as rib eye or petite sirloin
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
  • 2-3 cups cored and thinly sliced napa cabbage
  • 1 cup thinly sliced yellow onion
  • 4 scallions, thinly sliced (about 1 cup)
  • 1/2 cup peeled and thinly sliced carrot (about 1 medium carrot)
  • 1/2 cup semisweet tonkatsu sauce (such as Bull Dog)
  • 1 Tbsp ketchup
  • 1 Tbsp soy sauce

Method

  1. Bring a medium saucepan of water to a boil over high heat. Add the noodles and cook 1 minute less than package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water until completely cool; drain well. Set aside.
  2. Heat 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil in a wok or large skillet over high until shimmering. Stir in the beef and salt; cook, stirring often, until no longer pink, about 1 minute. Transfer the beef to a plate; set aside.
  3. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the wok; stir in the cabbage, onion, scallions, and carrot. Cook, stirring often, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes. 
  4. Stir in the noodles and beef; cook until heated through, about 1 minute.
  5. Stir the tonkatsu sauce, ketchup, and soy sauce into the noodle mixture; cook, stirring often, until the sauce thickens, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat; divide the yakisoba evenly among 4 plates, and serve.
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