There yakisoba it is one of the most famous dishes of traditional Japanese cuisine. If you have seen any cartoons or read Japanese anime, you will surely have come across a character intent on cooking or eating them. Yakisoba literally means: stir fryyaki, precisely (焼き) and soba (そば), buckwheat spaghetti (or noodles), and it is precisely these two ingredients that this dish of Chinese origin, but now considered to all intents and purposes Japanese. In today’s recipe we will see the version with the addition of an omelette, an alternative that it offers a little protein plus, making our spaghetti even tastier. It’s really quick to make, it’s also filling and has excellent nutritional value. It is tasty, light and beautiful to look at, with all the colors of the vegetables and the intense yellow of the eggs. It is above all a dish of course gluten and lactose free, vegetarian, and low calorie. In short, it’s good for everyone!

Preparation

1

Wash the vegetables well under running water and dry them with kitchen paper.

2

Trim the vegetables and peel the carrots.

3

Cut both the courgettes and the carrots into slices lengthwise to a thickness of 3-4 mm.

4

Cut the slices into julienne strips to a thickness of 2 mm.

5

Pour the oil into the wok, heat over medium heat and add the vegetables.

6

Raise the heat and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

7

Meanwhile, cut the onion into small pieces and set aside.

8

Beat the eggs in a bowl.

9

Heat the oil in a pan over medium heat and add the eggs.

10

Season with salt.

11

Break up the omelette with a wooden spoon.

12

Cook for about 5 minutes on a low flame, the omelette must be soft and not dry.

13

Season the vegetables with salt and add the spring onion and sprouts, after having drained and rinsed them under running water.

14

Also add the soy sauce.

15

Cook the noodles in boiling salted water.

16

Drain the pasta directly into the wok, add the omelette and sauté for 2 minutes. Serve immediately.

Accessories

• Chopping board
• Knife
• 3 medium bowls for vegetables and egg
• 1 small bowl for the sauce from soy
• Wok

Advice and tips

You can prepare the Yakisoba also with others vegetablesfor example leeks, broccoli, cabbage or even i mushrooms which you prefer. There omelette can be replaced from chicken, pig, beef, squid and other seafood.

Curiosity

With the term noodles, refers to all spaghetti made with different types of flour, water and in some cases eggs, cut directly from puff pastry. Unlike “classic” Italian spaghetti, they do not contain durum wheat flour nor are they bronze drawn. Precisely because they are made with different ingredients and with techniques that vary according to local traditions, they can be found in various colours, shapes and textures, which is why they are used for dishes that are quite different from each other.

Among the most widespread and well-known noodles are udon, soba, somen and ramen.

If you happen to eat them in broth, don’t forget to sip your noodles making a lot of noise, you will absolutely not be considered rude, on the contrary! It will be a sign that you enjoyed the soup and that you are fully satisfied.

storage

There Yakisoba it can be stored in the refrigerator, in an airtight container for a maximum of two days. It is recommended to heat in cooking pan adding a drop ofoil. THE noodles heated they will thus be a little more crunchy And tasty.