Yaki Soba

(This recipe appeared in the January 2001 issue of The Light.)

Things you will need:

2 teaspoons vegetable oil
40 g thin sliced pork
1 cabbage leaf
40 g bean sprouts
1/2 small green pepper
1 package ready to use ramen or soba noodles
salt and pepper
yaki soba or okonomi-yaki sauce

Cut pork into 1 1/2 inch strips. Cut cabbage leaf into thin strips. Cut green pepper into thin strips.

Heat oil in a frying pan. Fry the pork, cabbage, bean sprouts, green pepper until tender, about 5 minutes.

Remove vegetable and pork from pan. Add noodles and fry for about 3 minutes. Add more oil if needed.

Return the vegetables and pork to pan. Season with salt, pepper, yaki soba sauce. Fry 2 minutes more.

Serve on individual plate. Sprinkle on crushed nori seaweed, shaved fish flakes, sesame seeds, if desired.

Make your own sauce:

4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 table spoon shoyu sauce. Mix.