Yaki Noodles

These came out absolutely great, so thought I would share. It is super easy and can be made with any noodles, I used buckwheat soba noodles for this picture. You can also use basically any veggies. I will list what I used below. I made it as a veggie side dish, but it would be super easy to throw in some tofu, chicken, shrimp, or basically any protein, or other things you have on hand.

Prepare veggies:
– 1 Onion, thin sliced (add another if you like a lot of onion, like I do)
– 2 bell peppers, any color, thin sliced
– 12 oz. mushrooms, any kind, sliced
– 4-8 cloves garlic, to taste, chopped well
– Bok Choy, bottoms trimmed and well rinsed, torn into smaller bits if very large
– Large bunch green onions, bottoms cut off and chopped into inch-long pieces, leaving some of the tops to slice thinly to sprinkle on top

Prepare sauce:
– 50 g. dark soy sauce (Tamari)
– 30 g. oyster sauce
– 15 g. mirin
– 30 g. brown sugar
– 10 g. rice vinegar
– 30 g. grated ginger
– 10 g. sriracha, to taste

Plus:
– oil to start stir-fry – sesame oil is excellent if you like that flavor, otherwise any type of oil you have on hand. I like avocado or coconut, as they don’t add an olive oil flavor.
– Pack of noodles, whatever you like. This would be fantastic with soba, udon, ramen…anything.

To cook:
– Heat water to cook noodles according to package directions. If they get done before the veggies, rinse with cold water to stop the cooking then toss with a bit of oil to keep them from sticking while you finish the rest.
– Mix all sauce ingredients and set to the side.
– In heavy-bottomed large pan, heat oil over medium to medium-high heat. Once shimmering, add onions and peppers. Cook, stirring frequently, until starting to caramelize. Add mushrooms and garlic and keep cooking and stirring until onions are nicely golden and mushrooms are softened and cooked through, a few minutes. Stir in box choy and green onions, continuing to stir and cook until bok choy is wilted and soft, this won’t take long. Add in sauce and stir until everything is well-coated, then stir in the cooked noodles. Once everything is well-coated, remove from heat and serve. Top with thinly-sliced green onion tips, sesame needles, korean red pepper, and anything else you might like. Add protein if desired. Leftovers heat up very well, if dry add a dash of soy sauce and water before heating.