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Home » Culture » Asian Cultures » Japanese Yakisoba Stir Fry Recipe

Japanese Yakisoba Stir Fry Recipe

July 17, 2014 by Crystal McClean

One of the many things I loved about Japan were the festivals.  And festival food.  Yakisoba is definitely one of my favourite festival foods so I’m sharing our Japanese yakisoba stir fry recipe with you today.

Japanese Yakisoba Stir Fry Recipe

I know many people in North America love when the fair comes to town so they can eat the foods that feature only at this time of year.  At any given time, any time of the year there is probably a festival happening somewhere in Japan.  The vast majority of the ones I attended were free, so you didn’t have to pay to get in and enjoy the delicious foods!  These photos are from a festival in a little town called Yatsuo in Toyama Prefecture.

Yatsuo Festival, Japanese festivals, Japanese culture experiences, photo

Since leaving Japan I have been missing festival food.  One thing about Japanese festival food is that the choices are a lot healthier than the options available in North America and the United Kingdom.  After attending a Japanese party in Belfast I decided I would try to make my own yakisoba stir fry at home.  It was a great success and we’ve had it a few times over the past year.

Yakisoba Stir Fry Recipe

  • 2-3 onions
  • 1/2 a white cabbage
  • 1-2 bell peppers
  • 4 small carrots
  • pork or bacon sliced into small, thin pieces about 1cm x 2cm
  • 6-8 TBSP yakisoba sauce (or to taste)  You should be able to find this sauce in an Asian supermarket.
  • yakisoba noodles (These aren’t actually “soba” noodles, but rather chow mein noodles.)
  • pickled ginger (optional)

How To Make Yakisoba Stir Fry

1)  Cut up your pork or bacon into very thin 1cm x 2cm slices, and fry it until done.  If you’re using bacon don’t make it crispy!

2)  Cut your carrots, peppers, and onions into thin pieces as well.  Slice the cabbage into pieces about 2cm x 4cm approximately.

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2)  Cook the onions, carrots and peppers until they’re done, but keep them a little crispy.

3)  Prepare the noodles according to the packet instructions.

homemade yakisoba stir fry, Japanese food at home, healthy dinners, photo

4)  Add the cabbage, noodles, bacon and sauce to the veggies and cook while stirring until everything is coated with sauce and heated through.

Yakisoba stir fry at home, Japanese foods kids will love, noodle recipe, photo

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5)  Once it is ready, sprinkle over aonori (powdered seaweed) and top with shredded pickled ginger. For extra flavour you can add dried bonito flakes and mayonnaise.  We like to serve ours in plastic take-away boxes to make things a little more fun!  And we re-used our chopstick holders we made earlier in the year.

I think Kallista is really enjoying her meal!

Kids love trying new foods, Crystal's Tiny Treasures, Asian recipes, festival recipes, photo

If you’re interested in recipes of the world, see our multicultural menu page, as well as our multicultural activities page for more cultural ideas.

Filed Under: Asian Cultures, Dinner Tagged With: Japan, Japanese Food

About Crystal McClean

I am a Mom, Wife, Home Educator, and Virtual Assistant. We love to have fun together while learning and exploring our environment.

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Comments

  1. Lisa Isabella Russo says

    August 4, 2014 at 8:51 pm

    How wonderful your dish looks and your photos are beautiful too! I’m a vegetarian, but it would be very easy to make this without the meat, thanks for something fun to try!

    • Crystal McClean says

      August 5, 2014 at 8:43 pm

      Thank you 🙂 I’ve made this as vegetarian as well and it’s every bit as good, maybe even better! Enjoy!

  2. Carolyn Wilhelm says

    August 7, 2014 at 8:08 pm

    Great! My family will love this, thanks! We have a combination of vegetarians and picky eaters, but love recipes like these.

    • Crystal McClean says

      August 9, 2014 at 11:14 am

      This is delicious without meat, and you could put in the veggies you know will be loved. Make it your own.

  3. katepickle says

    August 9, 2014 at 10:24 am

    Oooh these look delicious! My kids love Japanese food so I am going to give these a go!

    • Crystal McClean says

      August 9, 2014 at 11:10 am

      Japanese fast food is great! And it even includes veggies, unlike our standard fast food. Enjoy 🙂

  4. Amanda @ The Kolb Corner says

    August 10, 2014 at 2:26 pm

    My husband and I love Japanese food and this looks super easy to make. I’ll definitely be trying this. Thanks for linking up at the Merry Monday Linky Party!

    • Crystal McClean says

      August 15, 2014 at 8:56 am

      It’s even easier than it seems, which I love. I hope you enjoy it 🙂

  5. Lisa says

    August 11, 2014 at 9:24 pm

    This looks delicious! It was the most viewed post from last week’s Try a New Recipe Tuesday. Congratulations! Be sure to grab an “I’ve been featured” button from my sidebar for your blog. The post should go live shortly. Hope you will be able to join us again this week.

    • Crystal McClean says

      August 13, 2014 at 3:53 pm

      Fantastic! I’m honoured! I’ll see you again soon 😉

 
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