Yesterday, I followed this recipe for Chicken Yakisoba noodles.

I cooked my noodles on a medium high heat for 6 minutes as the packet said. I put them in the pan with the chicken and veg, then adding the sauce and thoroughly tossing it to cover with sauce.

The resulting meal was... Bland as fuck. It felt like the noodles didnt hang on to the sauce at all somehow?

I have a yakisoba pot noodle, and that comes out with such a strong a punchy flavor! I'm using fine egg noodles.

This is why I rarely try noodle recipes, I seem to fuck them all up! I sometimes pull it off, which gives me hope, but I can never figure out where I go right!

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[–] 6 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago)

I can’t load the recipe, I think my adblockers are too strong lol. But I just typed something up if that’s helpful. Like this is how a typical stir fry would go:

Cook noodles til al dente. Set aside.

Stir-frying in a deep pan or wok: (This will go fast, like 5, <10 mins, if using high heat. I personally use medium to medium-high heat bc I use a lot less oil and therefore don’t want to burn my food. Restaurants will use high oil, high heat = very fast cooking. But in any case, have everything prepped and ready to go):

Brown your protein. Add aromatics, such as garlic, ginger, chilis, etc. When that’s smelling good, add your veggies (make sure to chop in similar sizes so they cook quickly and evenly). Add salt (basics are any combination of oyster sauce, soy sauce, chicken bouillon. Add Worcestershire I suppose for yakisoba?). A pinch of sugar for balance (a splash of mirin here has the same effect). Spoon in some water, usually the pan needs to de-glaze at this point. Toss in the noodles. Taste and add more seasoning as needed (usually salt).

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