Japanese Fried Noodles (Yakisoba) 焼きそば

Bit Bit is meeting Duck today, and wanted to make something nice for Duck to eat. Bit Bit wanted to make a bento with onigiri, as Bit Bit just bought japanese rice recently. However, Bit Bit was worried that there is not enough time to finish everything, so Bit Bit decided to make yakisoba きそば.

It took about one hour to finish the dish, including preparing of the ingredients.

Things that Bit Bit found out about Yakisoba:

• When using dry noodles, remember not to boil for too long, as the noodles will be cooked again when frying.
• Adding some red chilli adds a slight spiciness to the noodles, which is very yummy.
• Using soba noodles, instead of ramen noodles, gives a softer texture, but Bit Bit still finds it just as nice.

Ingredients that Bit Bit used for Yakisoba:

1. Buckwheat Noodles - 1/2 Packet (About 150gm)
2. Cabbage - 2 Cups
3. Beansprouts - 1 Cup
4. Carrot - 1 Small Whole
5. Red Chilli - 1 Whole
6. Egg - 1 Whole
7. Canola Oil - 1.5 Tbsp
8. Light Soy Sauce - 1 Tbsp
9. Mirin - 1 Tbsp
10. Sesame Oil - 1 Tbsp
11. Oyster Sauce - 2 Tbsp
12. Salt - A Pinch
13. Pepper - A Pinch

Method that Bit Bit used to make Yakisoba:

1. Bring a pot of water to boil.
2. Add in buckwheat noodles and cook till the noodles soften a little.
3. Remove noodles from boiling water and rinse under cold water.
4. Wash and cut cabbage into medium sizes.
5. Wash beansprouts and set aside.
6. Wash and remove the skin of the carrot, then shred the carrot into long slices.
7. Wash red chilli, cut off the head of the chilli, remove seeds in the chilli, and cut the chilli into slices.
8. Heat up the pan and add canola oil.
9. Add in the cabbage, beansprouts, carrots and red chilli.
10. Stir fry the vegetables till cabbage softens slightly, giving a "not as crunchy as when it is fresh" feeling.
11. Add in the noodles and stir fry.
12. Pour the light soy sauce, mirin, sesame oil, oyster sauce, salt and pepper into a small bowl and mix well.
13. Add in the seasonings mixture to the pan.
14. Stir fry and ensure that the seasonings mixed well with the noodles and vegetables.
15. Stir fry for about 5 to 10 minutes and turn off the heat.
16. Bring a pot of water to boil.
17. Put in the egg and boil for ten minutes.
18. Remove egg from boiling water and rinse under cold water.
19. Crack open the hard boiled egg and cut it into half.
20. Serve the yakisoba and hard boiled egg!