Turn BBQ Leftovers Into Easy Beef and Chicken Yakisoba. Convenient and Delicious Recipe – No Waste
A convenient and delicious version of yakisoba, using leftovers from the barbecue, such as grilled meat and chicken + fresh vegetables and a special sauce
Recipe for 4 people.
Classic (no restrictions)
Preparation: 01:15
Interval: 00:00
TOOLS
1 cutting board(s), 1 frying pan(s), 1 strainer or colander, 3 bowls, 1 spatula(s), 1 skimmer, 1 whisk (optional), 1 potato peeler (optional), 1 mandolin (optional), 1 auxiliary bowl or plate
EQUIPMENT
conventional
METERS
cup = 240 ml, tablespoon = 15 ml, teaspoon = 10 ml, teaspoon = 5 ml
Yakisoba Dough Ingredients
– 250g yakisoba noodles
– salt to taste
Yakisoba Ingredients – Leftover Meat:
– 200g grilled beef (leftovers) (BBQ leftovers), cut into strips
– 200g of grilled and boneless chicken (leftovers from the barbecue), cut into strips
Yakisoba Ingredients – Vegetables
– corn oil to taste for sautéing
– 200 g of fresh broccoli (remove the stem and cut the florets into small pieces)
– 2 cloves of minced garlic
– 1 unit of onion cut into 2 cm petals
– 1 carrot(s) cut into 2cm rectangles or squares
– 2/3 units of yellow pepper cut into 2 cm squares (or red pepper)
– 2/3 units of red pepper, cut into squares of about 2 cm
– 2/3 unit of finger-de-moça pepper, seeded, chopped
– 10 chard leaves cut into 2 cm pieces (use only the hard part)
– light soy sauce to taste
Yakisoba Sauce Ingredients
– 1 1/2 cups light soy sauce
– 4 cups cold or ice water
– 4 tablespoons cornstarch
Ingredients TO FINISH
– 1 teaspoon(s) toasted sesame oil
– 1 1/2 tablespoons oyster sauce (optional)
– green onion to taste (or parsley)
PREPARATION:
- Separate all the ingredients and necessary utensils.
- For this recipe we use leftovers from the barbecue: beef and chicken. Cut the meat into strips, debone the chicken and cut it into strips/pieces.
- Put the water to boil in a pot.
- Peel and cut the carrot(s) into 2cm squares.
- Cut the yellow peppers (and red peppers, if using) into 2cm squares.
- Peel and cut the onion/s into 2cm petals – to do this divide each quarter in half and cut into 2cm squares – peeling the leaves.
- Peel and chop the garlic clove.
- Wash the chard leaves well (use only the hard part) and cut them into 2 cm pieces.
- Finally, wash and chop the chives or parsley. Reserve on absorbent paper.
- Finely chop the peppers, removing the seeds.
- Prepare the broccoli: remove the largest stem, wash and cut the florets into smaller pieces so that they cook evenly.
PREPARATION:
Beef and Chicken Yakisoba with Leftovers – Cooking the Pasta:
- Boil water in a pan, add salt and cook the yakisoba for 1 minute less than the time indicated on the package.
- Drain the pasta and set it aside, without throwing away the cooking water.
Yakisoba Sauce:
- Mix the sauce ingredients (shoyu, cold water and cornstarch).
- Dissolve the cornstarch completely and set aside.
Leftover meat:
- Heat the oil in a wok and quickly sauté the grilled beef and chicken strips, just to warm them through and brown them lightly.
- Set aside on a serving plate.
Vegetables:
- In the same wok add more oil if necessary.
- Sauté the vegetables in the following order: carrots, peppers, chili peppers, chard/cabbage, garlic, and finally broccoli. Sauté each group for 1-2 minutes until lightly browned.
- Season the vegetables with soy sauce to taste.
Beef and Chicken Yakisoba with BBQ Leftovers:
- Add the yakisoba sauce to the sautéed vegetables and raise the heat.
- Cook until the sauce thickens. Adjust the consistency with more cornstarch or cooking water if necessary.
- Mix the pasta and chicken strips, incorporating the flavors.
- Add the beef strips and mix well.
- Finish with oyster sauce (optional) and toasted sesame oil.
FINALIZATION AND ASSEMBLY:
- Serve the Beef and Chicken Yakisoba with Leftovers on a plate or directly on the plates.
- Garnish with chopped green onion or parsley.
- Serve immediately.
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