Sobameshi (Yakisoba Fried Rice)

Name: Sobameshi (Yakisoba Fried Rice)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ¼ carrot; 1 green bell pepper; 150 g green cabbage; 150 g yakisoba noodles (pre-steamed); 150 g thinly sliced pork belly (or ground pork); 1 tsp cooking oil (or lard if using ground pork); 1 clove garlic (minced or grated); 1 pinch salt and pepper; 150 g cooked Japanese short-grain rice (day-old, cold rice preferred); 1 tsp Chinese-style chicken bouillon powder; ¼ tsp dashi granules; ½ tbsp sake (or dry sherry, dry white wine); 1 tsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 3 tbsp tempura flakes (tenkasu); 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce; ½ tbsp oyster sauce; 1 tsp tomato ketchup; ⅛ tsp smoked paprika powder (unsweetened); ⅛ tsp Japanese style curry powder (or any curry powder mix); toasted sesame oil; bonito flakes (katsuobushi); aonori (dried green seaweed powder); red pickled ginger (benishoga); sunny-side-up eggs

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:15min

Yakisoba meets Chahan in this delicious fusion dish that combines familiar Japanese street food flavors with the tender yet slightly chewy texture of fried rice!

Updated at: Thu, 12 Jun 2025 00:09:00 GMT