Lindy’s Ono Recipes

I enjoy eating Yakisoba (Japanese Fried Noodles) and have made it in the past (not too often) with the frozen saimin noodles, which often made a mushy Yakisoba. Now, with the ‘oodles’ of ramen varieties, this dish is so delicious, even with heating up the leftovers in the microwave the next day. I LOVE the Sun Noodle brand of ramen noodles! They have a variety of flavors of which my favorites are the Shoyu Ramen and the Yakisoba noodles. What is nice and easy about the Yakisoba package is that you do not need to boil the noodles before frying!

Here are some of the main ingredients that I use for making Yakisoba.

3 pkgs Sun Noodle Yakisoba
1 pkg chop suey mix
1 sm round onion, sliced
1/2 can spam, sliced in sticks (or use any meat of your choice: char siu, ham etc)
3-4 T Yakisoba or Okonomiyaki sauce (can use oyster sauce, but its stronger flavor)
1/2 kamaboko, slivered
green onions, cut into 1/2″ slices

In a skillet or wok, heat about 1 - 2 T. oil (I also add a squirt of sesame oil). Fry about 1 tsp chopped garlic for a few seconds, then add the sliced onions and meat. Stir fry till onions are tender and meat is cooked through. Add the noodles, chop suey mix and sauce and fry till the noodles are evenly coated with the sauce and the vegetables are cooked. Just before finishing, add the green onions. I also like to add some togarashi powder (Japanese chili pepper) and about 1 T. sesame seeds.

Serve with a little pickled ginger and top with some Aonori (seaweed flakes …not salty like the seasoned nori, but adds a great flavor).

As you can see, you can vary this to your own liking using a variety of meats or anything that is leftover in your refrig and adding your desired vegetables ..even the sauces. I have even used the SOM Good Seasoning shoyu sauces too! So, go and make your own creation and have Yakisoba Your Way !