Rich and Flavorful Abura Soba (Oil Noodles)

Name: Rich and Flavorful Abura Soba (Oil Noodles)
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 serving (about 5.3 oz / 150 g) thick Chinese noodles; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 1 tablespoon oyster sauce; 1 tablespoon water; 1 teaspoon vinegar; 1 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 teaspoon chicken fat or lard (or substitute vegetable oil or more sesame oil); 1/2 teaspoon Chinese soup base (such as chicken bouillon or Chinese soup stock); 1/2 teaspoon sugar; 1/3 teaspoon dashi powder; 1/3 teaspoon XO sauce (optional, if available)

あちょー @cook_40081454

A rich, brothless noodle dish. Pile on your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Recipe Background
I was inspired by delicious cup noodle abura soba, so I searched online and created my own version with some personal twists.

A rich, brothless noodle dish. Pile on your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Recipe Background
I was inspired by delicious cup noodle abura soba, so I searched online and created my own version with some personal twists.

あちょー @cook_40081454

A rich, brothless noodle dish. Pile on your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Recipe Background
I was inspired by delicious cup noodle abura soba, so I searched online and created my own version with some personal twists.

A rich, brothless noodle dish. Pile on your favorite toppings and enjoy!

Recipe Background
I was inspired by delicious cup noodle abura soba, so I searched online and created my own version with some personal twists.

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Ingredients

1 serving

1serving (about 5.3 oz / 150 g) thick Chinese noodles
1 tablespoonsoy sauce
1 tablespoonoyster sauce
1 tablespoonwater
1 teaspoonvinegar
1 teaspoonsesame oil
1 teaspoonchicken fat or lard (or substitute vegetable oil or more sesame oil)
1/2 teaspoonChinese soup base (such as chicken bouillon or Chinese soup stock)
1/2 teaspoonsugar
1/3 teaspoondashi powder
1/3 teaspoonXO sauce (optional, if available)

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Steps

1

Cook the noodles (slightly firm is best).
2

Mix all the ingredients from soy sauce down to XO sauce to make the sauce.
3

Drain the cooked noodles well and toss with the sauce from step 2.
4

Top with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
5

For extra flavor, try adding grated garlic or ginger, mayonnaise, chili oil, black pepper, or pickled ginger. You can also add more vinegar to taste as you eat.
6

Since this is a brothless noodle dish, it cools quickly. Warm your bowl beforehand to keep it hot and delicious until the end.
7

Everyone’s photos of their results look so beautiful and tasty—my own pictures are a bit embarrassing... Please forgive me, it’s just a guy’s cooking!