This savory noodle dish
comes from the Japanese rural culinary tradition, but is also
a common food of urban street vendors. Yaki refers to the method
of cooking and soba means "buckwheat" -- this rich
dish combines long buckwheat flour noodles with beef and pork
instead, but it can be made with any meat.
Shimizu Yaki-Soba
- 1 pound pork steak
5 ounces soba noodles
3 tablespoons sesame oil
1 onion, chopped
1/4 cup chopped broccoli
1/4 cup sliced mushroom
1 tablespoon steak sauce
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon soy sauce
- Cut pork steak into thin
strips about 1-1/2 inches long. Cook noodles according to the
package directions; drain and set aside.
- In a large skillet, heat
sesame oil, over medium-high. When hot, add the pork and chopped
onion. Stir until the pork is cooked about 10 minutes. Add chopped
broccoli and stir until bright green, then add sliced mushrooms
and chopped green onions. In a small bowl mix together steak
sauce, salt, and soy sauce. Add to the skillet followed by the
noodles; stir well.
Makes 3 servings.
