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Yakisoba Pan - Japanese Noodle Buns

Get ready for yakisoba pan, the ultimate portable street food! Savour the taste of this classic Japanese snack featuring sweet and savoury stir-fried yakisoba noodles wrapped in a soft and fluffy hot dog bun.
Course Lunch, Snack
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 8 buns
Calories 366kcal
Cost $10

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 carrot finely sliced
  • 100 g cabbage chopped
  • 400 g yakisoba noodles sub with cooked ramen or thin chow mein / Chinese yellow noodles, or udon noodles
  • ½ cup yakisoba sauce
  • 8 hot dog buns

Optional garnishes:

Instructions

  • Heat the vegetable oil and sesame oil in a wok, frying pan or large skillet over medium-high heat.
    1 tbsp vegetable oil, 1 tsp sesame oil
  • Add the onions and stir fry for a few minutes until they start to turn transparent, then add the carrots and cabbage and stir fry for a minute or two until they start to soften.
    1 onion, 1 carrot, 100 g cabbage
  • Add the yakisoba noodles and stir fry for a few minutes, using your spatula to toss and separate the strands. Once noodles start to become crispy, add half the yakisoba sauce and stir quickly to coat all ingredients evenly.
    400 g yakisoba noodles, ½ cup yakisoba sauce
  • Add the remaining yakisoba sauce and stir fry until all ingredients are cooked.
    ½ cup yakisoba sauce
  • Slice hot dog buns in half, stopping just before you cut them all the way through, so they'll hold in the noodles.
    8 hot dog buns
  • Stuff the cooked yakisoba into cut the cut hot dog buns and garnish with optional pickled ginger, spring onion and aonori.
    beni shoga / red pickled ginger, seaweed flakes / aonori, spring onion

Nutrition

Calories: 366kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Sodium: 1459mg | Potassium: 345mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 1306IU | Vitamin C: 9mg | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 4mg