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    Home » Recipes » Rice, Pasta and Noodle

    Vegetable Yakisoba (Vegan)

    May 17, 2022 by JURI · This post may contain affiliate links

    5 from 1 vote
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    Vegetable Yakisoba is a quick and easy noodles dish. When you're short on time, this recipe will be ready in no time!

    Vegetable yakisoba in a large pan.

    Yakisoba is a Japanese noodle dish. This recipe is a vegan version of it, which stir-fry many vegetables, atsuage (meat substitute), and noodles and finishes off with a flavorful and savory sauce.

    With just 15 minutes of your time, this easy and quick recipe is sure to please everyone in the family!

      This recipe is for you if:
    • You love Japanese noodles.
    • You want to make vegetable yakisoba.
    • You are looking for a vegan yakisoba recipe

    Let me walk you through the ingredients and instructions. If you want to check the recipe, please use the link below. Let's get started!

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    • About this recipe
    • Yakisoba is Street Food
    • 📋 Ingredients
    • 🔪Instructions
    • Variations
    • What to serve with
    • Thanks for stopping by
    • 📖 Recipe

    About this recipe

    • Japanese stir-fried noodles dish
    • Quick to make under 15 minutes
    • Meatless vegan recipe
    • Savory noodle dish

    Yakisoba is Street Food

    Yakisoba noodles with chopsticks

    Yakisoba is a delicious and straightforward Japanese noodle dish made from noodles, meat, and vegetables with sauce.

    The dish is usually seasoned with Worcestershire sauce, a common ingredient in the sauce.

    It's street foods that we often find at festivals and events (food stalls) but also, people love making it at home for lunch or dinner as it's easy and quick to make.

    📋 Ingredients

    Here are the ingredients (amounts are in the recipe card below).

    Ingredients for yakisoba noodles.
    • Yakisoba noodles
    • Onion, moyashi (bean sprouts), napa cabbage, atsuage (deep-fried tofu)
    • Yakisoba Sauce: Soy sauce, chuno sauce, sake (See more details about yakisoba sauce ingredients below)
    • Salt
    • Sesame Oil

    Yakisoba Noodles

    Japanese yakisoba noodles.

    Even it says "soba" in the name, yakisoba noodles are not soba noodles (buckwheat noodles).

    They are the same noodles as ramen noodles (wheat flour noodles), but they are made by steaming the fresh ramen noodles and mixing them with oil to make them easier to loosen when stir-frying.

    You can find them at an Asian market or Japanese grocery store (sometimes at the freezer section), but if you can't, you can substitute them with udon noodles, spaghetti noodles, and Chinese-style noodles.

    By the way, for more information about Japanese noodles (the difference between udon, soba, and ramen), please go here: Japanese noodles.

    Sauce

    Yakisoba sauce ingredients are chuno sauce, soy sauce, and sake.

    Chuno sauce (chūno sōsu) is like a Japanese-style Worcestershire sauce, a savory sauce with a fruity sweetness and tangy taste.

    You might not have it at home so you can substitute it with vegan Worcestershire sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce.

    For those who love spicy food, the addition of a tasty and spicy sauce would be great as well.

    🔪Instructions

    Let me show you how to make it step by step! You can also watch this recipe video.

    How to make vegetable yakisoba step by step.
    1. Cut ingredients.
    2. Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
    3. Stir fry the vegetables over medium heat.
    4. Add the sauce and stir fry.
    5. Add Atsuage, add the sauce and stir fry.
    6. Add yakisoba noodles and cook for a couple minutes.
    7. Loosen yakisoba noodles, add the rest of the sauce, and stir fry.
    8. Put the vegetables and atsuage back and combine well.
    Vegetable yakisoba in a plate with chopsticks.

    Serve on a plate and top with aonori or pickled red ginger as you like.

    If the taste is light for you, add salt and pepper or add a little more sauce to get the flavor you want.

    Toppings

    It's a great way to enjoy an authentic taste of Japan by topping with these:

    • Pickled red ginger
    • Aonori (Seaweed)
    • Nori (Seaweed)
    • Green onions
    • Toasted sesame seeds

    Variations

    You can make yakisoba with any vegetables, but some of my favorite variation ideas are here:

    • Shiitake mushrooms
    • Green bell pepper
    • Red bell pepper
    • Green onions
    • Spring onions
    • Snow peas
    • Cabbage
    • Bok choy
    • Carrot

    What to serve with

    Savory soup and a side dish of crunchy veggies are perfect combinations for an authentic Japanese-style lunch!

    • Vegetable yakisoba
    • Napa cabbage soup
    • Pickled daikon
    • Eggplant teriyaki

    Thanks for stopping by

    Vegetable yakisoba in a plate with chopsticks.

    I hope you'll love this easy and quick noodle recipe that you can make in less than 15 minutes!

    Thank you for taking the time to read my blog♡ If you've tried this recipe (or any other recipe on the blog), please give it a star rating below!

    Also, feel free to leave comments if you have any questions. I love hearing from you!

    Chef JA Cooks is a Japanese food blog that shares healthy and straightforward Japanese home cooking recipes, including vegan and vegetarian. From traditional Japanese recipes to modern recipes with step-by-step instructions.

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    📖 Recipe

    vegetable yakisoba in a large pan.

    Vegetable Yakisoba (Vegan)

    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep: 5 minutes
    Cook: 10 minutes
    Total: 15 minutes
    Servings: 2 servings
    Author: JURI
    Vegetable Yakisoba is a quick and easy noodles dish. When you're short on time, this recipe will be ready in no time!
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    Ingredients
      

    • ½ Onion
    • 3 leaves Napa cabbage
    • 1 pack Moyashi, 7 oz/200g
    • 1 Atsuage, 6 oz/170g
    • 2 servings Yakisoba noodles
    • 1 tablespoon Sesame oil
    • a little Salt
    • Topping, optional: Aonori, pickled red ginger

    Yakisoba Sauce

    • 2 tablespoon Soy sauce
    • 2 tablespoon Chuno sauce
    • 1 tablespoon Sake

    Instructions

    • Cut ingredients: Cut onion, napa cabbage, and atsuage into thin strips.
    • Sauce: In a small bowl, mix the sauce ingredients.
    • Stir fry the vegetables: Heat a large pan over medium heat, add sesame oil and stir fry onion, napa cabbage, and moyashi until tender.
    • Add sauce: Add 1 tablespoon of sauce, stir fry and set aside.
    • Stir fry atsuage: Season atsuage with a little salt, place them in the pan, cook until browned, add 1 tablespoon of sauce, stir fry and set aside.
    • Stir fry yakisoba noodles: Place yakisoba noodles in the pan, loosen when the surface becomes brown, add the remaining sauce and stir fry.
    • Combine: Put the vegetables and atsuage back in the pan and combine well.
    • Toppings: Top with aonori, or pickled red ginger as you like.

    Video

    Notes

    • Equipment: Frying pan 26cm/10 inch
    • Substitute: Use your favorite vegetables such as green onions, bell peppers, bok choy, spinach, cabbage, carrot, etc.
    • If the taste is too light for you, feel free to add more sauce or salt.
    • If it's not easy to loosen the noodles, adding some water will help.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1serving | Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: -148.3g | Protein: 24.2g | Fat: 14.2g | Sodium: 1103mg | Sugar: 2g
    Course: Noodle
    Cuisine: Japanese
    Keyword: vegan, Vegetable yakisoba, Vegetarian
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