Ingredients

2 tablespoons  sesame oil

1 clove  garlic, thinly sliced

3-4 leaves  cabbage, cut into strips

1/4 to 1/2 pound  shiitake mushrooms, sliced

3 servings of fresh Yakisoba or noodles for stir-fry (about 1 lb.), loosened by hands

2 tablespoons  sake

1 tablespoon soy sauce + 1.5 tablespoons oyster sauce

Salt and pepper

toppings such as bonito flakes, beni shoga (pickled ginger), chopped chives, karashi (Japanese mustard), optional

*You can make your own variations by adding different ingredients such as bean sprouts, pork, dried shrimp, etc.

Procedure

1. 1.Heat the sesame oil in the skillet of Fukkura-san over medium-high heat.
   

2. 2.Saute garlic until aromatic.  Add the cabbage and shiitake mushrooms, and stir-fry until for about 1 minute. 
   

3. 3.Add the yakisoba noodles on top of them and drizzle the sake all over the noodles.
   

4. 4.Close the lid and let the ingredients cook over medium to medium-high heat for about 5 minutes.
   

5. 5.Add the soy sauce and oyster sauce to the noodles, and toss all the ingredients.
   

6. 6.Close the lid, turn off the heat, and let it steam for 2-3 minutes.
   

7. 7.Season with salt and pepper if necessary.  Serve with your choice of toppings.