You will forget going to the restaurant with this easy and delectable recipe for Teriyaki noodles!
What are Teriyaki Noodles?
Teriyaki noodles are a style of Japanese noodles with a special sauce coating the cooked noodles which is called the teriyaki sauce. This dish is unique because it can be enjoyed as a starter or a main course according to the menu. It makes a good pairing with other Asian inspired meat or vegetable dishes. Japanese cuisine is famous for being simple and easy but super delicious. This pasta recipe makes for one of the best pasta dinner ideas for family or friends.
What is Teriyaki Sauce
This special tangy yet sweet sauce is made with one key ingredient which is soy sauce, other ingredients include mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine), sugar, garlic and ginger. This sauce isn’t just used with noodles, Teriyaki sauce is popular in Japanese cuisine as a glaze or sauce over a variety of grilled or pan-fried meats and vegetables.
How to Make Teriyaki Sauce Noodles
To make, Teriyaki noodles, first long style noodles are cooked, udon, soba or spaghetti would be a good fit for this dish. These noodles are then mixed in with the homemade or store brought teriyaki sauce. The noodles will take the flavor of the rich savory sauce resulting in a punch of flavor. Grilled chicken can be added to make a popular nontraditional version of the dish called chicken teriyaki noodles.
Toppings for this dish can vary, vegetables, sliced meats, tofu, sesame oil, sesame seeds etc.
Teriyaki Noodle Recipe
Ingredients
8 ounces (about 225g) noodles (udon, soba, or spaghetti)
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated ginger
1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
Optional toppings
Sliced green onions
Sesame seeds
Sesame oil
Sliced carrots
Bell peppers
Step by Step Instructions
In a pot, boil water for the pasta and add salt and a little bit of olive oil so that the noodles don’t stick to each other and form clumps. Add in the noodles and cook it until al dente (8-10 mins).
TIP: Keep a cup of pasta water for later before draining the noodles.
In a small mixing bowl, mix together soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, rice vinegar, minced garlic, and grated ginger to make the teriyaki sauce.
Now in another bowl, add the cornstarch powder to ¼ cup water and mix until the cornstarch slurry is formed.
Heat some oil in a saucepan, or a wok if you have one and add the teriyaki sauce over medium heat. Bring it to a simmer and then slowly pour in the cornstarch slurry while continuously stirring. This is to thicken the sauce. Cooke for 2 more minutes and then cut the heat.
Add the cooked noodles to the sauce and mix gently until combined.
Serve hot and top with optional sliced green onions, sesame seeds or sesame oil.
Teriyaki Noodles
Ingredients
- 8 ounces about 225g noodles (udon, soba, or spaghetti)
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons mirin Japanese sweet rice wine
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon grated ginger
- 1 ½ tablespoon cornstarch
- 2 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- Optional toppings
- sliced green onions
- sesame seeds
- sesame oil
- sliced carrots
- bell peppers
Instructions
- In a pot, boil water for the pasta and add salt and a little bit of olive oil so that the noodles don’t stick to each other and form clumps. Add in the noodles and cook it until al dente (8-10 mins).
- TIP: Keep a cup of pasta water for later before draining the noodles.
- In a small mixing bowl, mix together soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, rice vinegar, minced garlic, and grated ginger to make the teriyaki sauce.
- Now in another bowl, add the cornstarch powder to ¼ cup water and mix until the cornstarch slurry is formed.
- Heat some oil in a saucepan, or a wok if you have one and add the teriyaki sauce over medium heat. Bring it to a simmer and then slowly pour in the cornstarch slurry while continuously stirring. This is to thicken the sauce. Cooke for 2 more minutes and then cut the heat.
- Add the cooked noodles to the sauce and mix gently until combined.
- Serve hot and top with optional sliced green onions, sesame seeds or sesame oil.
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