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Vegetable Yakisoba served and ready to eat
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Vegetable Yakisoba

Stir-fried noodles with cabbage, carrot and a savoury-sweet yakisoba sauce — a vibrant Japanese weeknight dinner.

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10 minPrep
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10 minCook
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3Serves
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Ingredients

  • 300g udon or yakisoba noodles
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/4 cabbage, shredded
  • 1 carrot, julienned
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 spring onions, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • For the sauce: 3 tbsp soy sauce, 2 tbsp ketchup, 2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tsp oyster sauce

Instructions

  1. Loosen the noodles in a bowl of hot water for a minute, then drain.
  2. Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
  3. Heat the oil in a wok and stir-fry the onion, carrot and cabbage for 3 minutes.
  4. Add the garlic and noodles, toss for a minute.
  5. Pour over the sauce and stir-fry until everything is glossy and coated.
  6. Top with spring onion.
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Tara’s tips

  • Cook the vegetables hot and fast so they stay crunchy.
  • Loosening the noodles in hot water keeps them from clumping in the wok.

Serving suggestions

  • Lovely topped with pickled ginger or a fried egg.

Storage & reheating

Keeps 2 days; reheat quickly in a hot pan with a splash of water.

Nutrition

Nutrition information is not yet available for this recipe. Values vary with portion size and exact ingredients — we will add verified figures here soon.

Frequently asked questions

No yakisoba sauce?

The mix of soy, Worcestershire and ketchup gives the same savoury-sweet flavour as the bottled version.

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