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Easy Homemade Yakisoba Sauce

Prep Time3 minutes
Total Time3 minutes
Author Yuto Omura
Servings 2 portions

Ingredients 
 

Instructions 

  • Add 1 tbsp oyster sauce, 1 tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu), ½ tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tsp tomato ketchup, ½ tbsp sake, ½ tsp sugar, 1 pinch ground black pepper¼ tsp curry powder, and 1 tsp toasted sesame oil to a small bowl and mix thoroughly.
    Simple yakisoba style sauce in a glass bowl
  • Feel free to adjust ingredient quantities to suit your preference. Use to stir fry with noodles, vegetables and meat. You can see my authentic Japanese yakisobe recipe.
    Japanese yakisoba noodles held with chopsticks

Notes

Adjust ingredient ratios to suit your taste: for example, more soy sauce makes it thinner and saltier; more ketchup makes it sweeter and thicker.
Cook this sauce together with noodles, meat, and vegetables.
I like this rich modern yakisoba flavor, but for a more traditional flavor, reduce oyster sauce and soy sauce ratios while increasing Worcestershire sauce ratio.
Use curry powder only as a secret ingredient for depth and subtle spice (maximum ¼ teaspoon) It's not meant to create a curry flavor.
You can use this homemade yakisoba sauce with Classic Pork Yakisoba Noodles, Sobameshi (Yakisoba Fried Rice, Omusoba (Yakisoba Omelette), Yakisoba Bread (Pan)