If you like Japanese yakisoba noodles, then you’ll love my easy recipe for Homemade Yakisoba Sauce! It’s so quick to whip up with five common ingredients from the pantry.
You are probably familiar with the yakisoba sauce found a Japanese or Asian grocery store. My favorite is made by the famous Otafuku brand, so I made my Homemade Yakisoka Sauce recipe to copy its taste. Let me show you how easy it is to make!
What is Yakisoba Sauce?
Yakisoba sauce (焼きそばソース) is a sweet, salty, and savory sauce. Compared to similar brown sauces, such as tonkatsu sauce, it’s less fruity and sweet, with a more prominent soy sauce flavor. It’s also a bit thinner to more easily combine with ingredients like noodles and vegetables when frying in a large skillet or on a griddle.
This condiment is very popular in Japanese cooking! We use it mainly to season Yakisoba, the classic Japanese stir-fried noodle dish and common street food. However, you can use this versatile and delicious sauce to boost the flavor of any stir-fry recipe like chow mein, stir-fried vegetables, and fried rice as well as other fried dishes like okonomiyaki, tonkatsu, and takoyaki.
Yakisoba Sauce Ingredients
You’ll need just 5 simple ingredients from your kitchen pantry for this recipe:
- Worcestershire sauce — use vegan Worcestershire sauce for vegan/vegetarian
- soy sauce
- ketchup
- oyster sauce — if you‘re allergic to shellfish or vegetarian, use Lee Kum Kee Vegetarian Stir-Fry Sauce
- sugar
How To Make Homemade Yakisoba Sauce
The instructions to make this homemade yakisoba sauce recipe are simple!
- Combine all the ingredients in a mason jar or small bowl.
- Whisk well together.
- Taste and adjust the seasonings to your liking.
Storage is easy, too. You can keep the sauce in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a month.
Recipes Using Yakisoba Sauce
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Homemade Yakisoba Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 Tbsp oyster sauce (if you‘re vegetarian or allergic to shellfish, use Lee Kum Kee Vegetarian Stir-Fry Sauce)
- 2 Tbsp ketchup
- 1½ Tbsp soy sauce
- 1½ Tbsp sugar (to taste)
- 7 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce (I use Lea & Perrins brand; use vegan Worcestershire sauce for vegan/vegetarian)
Instructions
- Gather all the ingredients.
- In a mason jar or bowl, whisk together 3 Tbsp oyster sauce, 2 Tbsp ketchup, 1½ Tbsp soy sauce, and 1½ Tbsp sugar until the sugar is dissolved.
- Add 7 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce and whisk it all together. It‘s important to taste the sauce and adjust the seasoning, if needed. For example, some ketchup is sweeter than others, so adjust the amount of sugar to taste. Keep in mind that you will be using this sauce to season noodles, so the flavor should be strong and not bland.
To Use
- The Homemade Yakisoba Sauce is now ready to use. Try different variations of these stir-fried noodles including classic Yakisoba, Vegetable Yakisoba, Yakisoba Pan, Shio Koji Yakisoba, and Yakisoba with Malony Glass Noodles.
To Store
- You can store the sauce in a clean mason jar or airtight container for up to a month.
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