Maruchan yakisoba noodles! In the ramen noodles isle....

[Yggdrasill]

I used to eat home cooked yakisoba noodles as a kid but these are a delicious replacement. I ate a lot of them.

[liquidstatik]

I've never heard of 'em, but I might try and pick a pack up next time I go grocery shoppin'. :D

[AngryTinyMan]

They keep them in a fridge at my local Asian market.

I did a little step-by-step photo instruction on how to cook them, if anyone would want to see.

[Grislygus]

I'd like to see them.

[executioneer]

i like the chow mein stuff better but yakisoba's ok too\

my favorite is the nong shim picante flavor man is that a spicely meatball!

[AngryTinyMan]

I'd like to see them.
Right, then...

Oh ho! Time for Chef AngryTinyMan show you make delicious vegetarian yakisoba noodle bowl!

Now, first thing, know what you'll need:
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A frying pan (preferably cast-iron, like the one in the photo), a packet of yakisoba noodles (with seasoning), a bag of bean sprouts, a bundle of green onions, and about 1/3 head of lettuce. (Not pictured: jug of vegetable oil, big knife, unmeltable plastic spatula.)

Step 1: cut up the green onions. Pull two of them from the bunch, wash out any dirt, then cut them up. Cut 'em to about an inch, maybe an inch and a half. Then we'll stick the pieces into a bowl on the side for the time being.
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Step 2: Cut off about a third of the lettuce and chop that into bite-sized pieces, or even smaller, and stick them in the bowl with the green onions. After that's done, give yourself a thumbs-up for getting this far without hurting yourself. (Sadly for me, my celebration was short-lived, as I dropped the knife into my foot immediately after I took this photo.)
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Step 3: Grab a handful of the bean sprouts and stick those in the bowl, too. Then add another half-handful, since the first handful is never enough.
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Step 4: Heat the pan up. Put it on the stove then set the burner to...something, I forget. Let's just start it medium and we'll heat it up more to our liking if that's not enough. Once the pan's heated, pour in a little bit of oil. Just enough to cover the bottom. Or maybe even that's too much? I'm not sure, this was a couple months ago.
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Step 5: When you think the oiled pan is ready, take that bowl of veggies and pour 'em in. Toss them around with your super un-melting spatula, so everything gets a little crispy. When they're crisp to your liking, put 'em back in the bowl where from they came.
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Step 6 (The one with a bunch of pictures): Now, time to break out the soba! When you take them out of the package, they're already somewhat cooked, though still in a block form:
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I tried one on its own. The uncooked stuff has some soapy taste to it; so I wouldn't really reccommend it:
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Anyway, take that block of noodles and stick it in the pan with a little water (the back of the package says about 1/4 cup):
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Shift the noodles around with the spatula as they cook. Don't worry if some of the noodles stick; that's why scrub brushes were invented.
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Step 7: Pour in that bowl of cooked vegetables to the noodles, and mix it up. Then finally use that packet of yakisoba seasoning, spreading it over the whole thing. Make some motorcycle noises as you sprinkle on the seasoning, if you want. Not that they'll help the taste or anything, motorcycles are just cool.
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Step 8: Stick the full mixture into a bowl, add chopsticks, and you're done. Eat it with the chopsticks if you know how to use chopsticks. Eat it with your fingers if you don't.
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Bonus steps!
-Add some minced garlic in with the vegetables when you're cooking them! (The kind in jars you buy at the grocery store; garlic presses don't produce chunky enough pieces of garlic!)
-Cook some bite-sized pieces pork, chicken, or steak beforehand and cook them along with the noodles!
-Spice up the soba with Tobasco, or whatever other hot sauce you can think of!
-Something else with an exclamation point at the end! Get creative!

[Esuohlim]

That actually looks pretty delicious. :(

[liquidstatik]

yeah except i dont know how to use chopsticks :(

[zeldasbiggestfan]

yeah except i dont know how to use chopsticks :( Haha you poor unlucky fuck.

[liquidstatik]

yeah i feel so horribly about it. :O

[Fathom Zero]

It's sad because it's a relatively simple feat. Hold the first stick like you would a pencil, except without your index finger just above base joint of your thumb. Keep your middle finger almost alongside the stick and point it outward. Make sure your thumb is pointed slightly outward, too.

When you've got that right, put a stick so that it rests almost on top of the top joint of your thumb and under the last joint of your index finger. Moving your index finger up and down should also cause the stick to move in turn.

I'd make a guide with pictures, but I need a camera. :(

Hopefully that should work.

[executioneer]

man what the hell is wrong w/ eating with a fork

[Grislygus]

Nothing... if you're square.

[executioneer]

if music has not lied to me, it follows that it is "hip" to be square

[Fathom Zero]

That's the power of love.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

That's the power of love. I thought I was the only one who knew that!!! :o

[executioneer]

i want a new drug, cause i'm tired of being addicted to love :x

[Grislygus]

Sometimes it takes a nip at me
But I'm too quick to ever be
Eaten by the monster of love.

[Fathom Zero]

Dont you know me I'm the boy next door,
The one you find so easy to ignore.
Is that what I was fighting for?

[Yggdrasill]

AngryTinyMan can I come over to your house and you can make me dinner?

[Fathom Zero]

Aw, you messed everything up. Pox on you.

[Esuohlim]

I want a new duck, cause i'm tired of being addicted to spuds :eek

[Fathom Zero]

I've got the sudden, inexplicable urge to hear some Robert Palmer.

[kahljorn]

When I make my noodles I actually fry them. I reccomend adding fresh ginger, ginger has a sweet delicous flavor and is quite good for you.

[Fathom Zero]

Fried noodles are the best thing ever.

[kahljorn]

hell yes! Usually I fry the noodles in oil with ginger before I add any soy sauce or vegetables they usually turn out good, alternatively you could probably add a little bit of stock to the noodles to give it some flavor.
I have an orange chicken recipe and a beef and brocoli recipe I'll have to post soon.

You guys should seriously try ginger they use it alot in chinese restaurants. It's pretty cheap for a little piece and it's generally considered one of the healthiest all around spices.

[zeldasbiggestfan]

Ginger is fucking NASTY.

[kahljorn]

You don't know anything. Almost every eastern country uses ginger in their food. I can't imagine how it's going to fuck with you to be banned and have all of these responses waiting for you. Can banned people still browse ?
If you guys don't like ginger buy a fresh piece of it in the store, just a small piece it will belike 15cents cut it in half and smell it. It's supposed to be used as a basic spice which is pungent and sweet and aids in digestion of foods... good all around health thing as well...

[Grislygus]

I'm still waiting for that beef and broccoli recipe. It's one of my favorite foods, man.