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This is for some schoolmates from my days at Yokota High School… but anyone is free to use this recipe.

Yakisoba translated literally is fried noodles. It’s a very yummy Japanese dish. I have never run across anyone that didn’t love it.

First of all, you can usually find the Sapporo Ichiban “Chow Mein” noodles/sauce mix in the international aisle of many grocery stores across the country. It looks like this:

Or if you’re lucky enough to have an Asian Market that carries Maruchan’s Fresh Yakisoba you can use that as well. It looks like this:

I really like the Maruchan’s noodles the best for consistency. However, the sauce packet is powdery rather than liquid like the Sapporo Ichiban and I find it easier to mix in the liquid sauce base. Both are delicious.

I use 1 pkg per person of the Sapporo Ichiban or two (2) whole packages of the Maruchan Fresh Yakisoba to feed my family of four. This usually leaves us a serving or so for leftovers.

OK on to the recipe:

Yakisoba

pork, beef sirloin or hamburger (the amount will vary based on the number of servings you are making. I use a pound of pork or sirloin or about half pound of ground beef), slice pork or sirloin into stirfry sized strips
1/2 head of regular cabbage (sliced)
handful of bean sprouts
1/2 pkg of matchstick cut carrots (or 2 med. carrots sliced into small thin sticks)
1/2 onion (sliced thin)

1) Brown meat in large skillet or dutch oven, set aside.
2) In same pan, add a smidge of cooking oil and saute veggies until tender, set aside
3) follow directions on your yakisoba package to boil noodles until water is mostly gone. (usually 3 mins, do not overcook noodles or it’ll be mushy)
4) Add sauce packet to noodles and mix in well.
5) Add meat and veggies back to the pan and stir in well
6) Enjoy!!!!

Most instructions tell you to put the meat and veggies in before the sauce packets, but I find it harder to get the sauce to spread evenly in the noodles if you do that. You may like to have more veggies or less than the amounts I use so feel free to play with those to your tastes. Happy eating!

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