Beef Yakisoba Recipe

Beef Yakisoba in a bowl with yakisoba noodles, topped with picked ginger with chopsticks on the side.

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Beef Yakisoba is made with delicious, chewy noodles, sauteed with plenty of veggies, tender beef and delicious sauce. It’s a quick Japanese meal perfect to throw together for a flavorful lunch or dinner!

Course Main Course

Cuisine Japanese

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 25

Servings

Calories 944kcal

Author Alexandria Drzazgowski

Equipment

Frying Pan

Ingredients

1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
2 tsp minced garlic
¾ lb Ribeye Steak Thinly Sliced (can also use pork belly)
½ small yellow onion thinly sliced
3 Green onions cut into 1” pieces
1 large Carrot cut into matchsticks
4 Green Cabbage leaves cut into 2” square pieces
1 cup bean sprouts
16 oz Yakisoba noodles already-cooked
6 tbsp Yakisoba Sauce
Benishoga Pickled Red Ginger Root for serving
Aonori Dried green seaweed, for serving

Instructions

Heat a frying pan over medium-high heat and add 1 tbsp vegetable oil until warm. Add the 2 tsp garlic and saute for 1-2 minutes until fragrant
Add the ¾ lb sliced beef into the pan and cook until browned
Once browned, add the ½ small thinly sliced onion, sliced green onions, and carrot matchsticks. Stir fry for a few minutes, adding more vegetable oil if necessary.
Then add the square cabbage pieces and 1 cup of bean sprouts and cook until the vegetables start to wilt.
Then add the 16 oz noodles and cover with the vegetables. Cover and cook until the noodles soften.
When the noodles loosen up, stir them to mix with the rest of the vegetables.
Add 6 tbsp Yakisoba sauce and stir to coat the noodles. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Serve on a plate with pickled ginger root and aonori.

Notes

Researched using JapaneseCooking101, Just One Cookbook, Seonkyoung Longest. Recipe reviewed by Japanese reader, Kengai Wilberding.

Vegetable oil: You could also use sesame oil
Garlic: Always use fresh for the best taste!
Thinly Sliced Ribeye Steak: You can also use pork belly or another cut of beef like flank steak, strip steak, flatiron steak, or top sirloin. The ribeye will be the most tender.
Already-Cooked Yakisoba Noodles: Any stir-fried noodles will work in a pinch. You could substitute udon noodles, rice noodles, Chinese-style noodles, or fried buckwheat noodles. For the most authentic beef yakisoba, search for yakisoba noodles at your local Asian grocery store. This kind of noodle is usually in the freezer section. I do not recommend using Italian noodles like spaghetti noodles.
Yakisoba Sauce: You can buy Yakisoba Sauce online or make it yourself at home! It is a combination of Worcestershire sauce, oyster sauce, ketchup, soy sauce, and sugar.
Beni Shoga Pickled Red Ginger Root: For serving. I buy this at my local Asian grocery store.
Aonori (Dried green seaweed): I couldn’t find this at my local Asian market, so I just crumbled up some Nori sheets for the same effect.
You can purchase Yakisoba Sauce or make your own. It’s easy to put together.
If you cannot find yakisoba noodles, you can substitute high-quality ramen noodles.
Feel free to add any vegetables you want into this dish. It's delicious with shiitake mushrooms, red bell pepper, snow peas, and more. You can even find packages of Asian stir-fried vegetables in the frozen food section of your local grocery store that would work perfectly.
Yakisoba isn't considered a healthy food but it can be as healthy as you want when you add piles of veggies.

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