Yaki soba is a traditional Japanese stir-fried dish, perfect for cooking in a cast iron wok. This is a popular dish for lunch, or as a quick dinner with friends. Make up a homemade Yaki Soba sauce, with Worcestershire sauce for plenty of flavour. It’s easy to swap ingredients for seasonal vegetables, different types of meat or seafood. Recipe by Yuki Gomi.
Ingredients
Method
Ingredients
Yaki Soba Sauce:
- 2 tbsp Sake
- 2 tbsp Soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp Oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp Mirin
Stir Fry Ingredients:
- 80g Sugar snap peas
- 100g Stem broccoli
- 3 Baby sweet peppers or 1 large red pepper
- 200g Chicken thighs
- 1cm Ginger
- 1-2 tbsp Vegetable oil – for frying
- 1 tbsp Sesame oil - to drizzle
- 100g Dried egg noodles
Garnish/Toppings:
- Finely chopped chives
- Seven spice powder (Shichimi Togarashi)
- White roasted sesame seeds
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Method
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1Start by preparing the Yaki Soba sauce. Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a small bowl, mix well and set to one side.
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2Peel the ginger and slice it into matchsticks.
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3Slice the peppers into 1cm wide strips.
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4Chop the stem broccoli into bite size pieces.
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5Remove the stringy parts of the sugar snap peas.
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6Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces, remove any bones or skin.
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7In the wok, add the vegetable oil on a medium heat and fry the ginger. Sauté it for around 1 minute, until aromatic.
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8To the ginger, add the chicken and fry for 3-4 minutes. Then add the sweet peppers and cook for 1 minute further.
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9Remove the wok from the heat and set it to one side, whilst you prepare the noodles.
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10Boil the noodles for 2-3 minutes (follow the specific instructions for your choice of noodles). Steam or boil the broccoli and peas at the same time, making sure they are crunchy and not overcooked.
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11Drain the noodles and vegetables.
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12Heat the wok again on a medium heat and add the noodles, broccoli and peas. Cook until the stir fry is sizzling hot.
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13Now drizzle with sesame oil and then pour in the yaki soba sauce.
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14Cook for a further 1-2 minutes to reduce and caramelise the sauce.
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15Serve with chives, seven spice and some sesame seeds on top.
Cooks Tip:
Use a teaspoon to quickly peel the ginger.
Cook the sugar snap peas, broccoli and noodles in the same pot, to save time and reduce washing-up.
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