Vegan Soba Noodle Stir Fry (with Peanut Sauce)

Close up of a plate of soba noodle and peanut sauce stir fry with vegetables.

Vegan Soba Noodle Stir Fry (with Peanut Sauce)

Rich and creamy peanut sauce, served over soba noodle stir fry - what a rich, satisfying meal! This recipe packs in flavor with a filling and delicious peanut sauce, lots of veggies and soba noodles.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Vegan

Keyword peanut sauce stir fry, Soba noodle stir fry, Vegan soba noodle stir fry

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 10

Total Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 409kcal

Equipment

Cutting board
Knife
Large pan (or wok)
Measuring cups
Measuring spoons
Whisk (or fork)
Medium pot (or large pot)

Ingredients

Stir Fry Noodles and Veggies

360 g buckwheat soba noodles ***
2 tablespoons sesame oil (30 mL)
4 cloves garlic , minced (15 g)
2 tablespoons ginger , finely minced or grated
1 cup onion , sliced (105 g)
1 cup edamame , shelled (150 g)
3 cups mixed vegetables (I use carrot, bell pepper and snap peas)****

Peanut Sauce

½ cup natural peanut butter , unsalted (145 g)
1 cup coconut milk (250 mL)
2 tablespoons soy sauce (30 mL)
2 teaspoons dark soy sauce (10 mL)
1 tablespoon maple syrup (15 mL)
1 tablespoon rice vinegar (15 mL)
1 tablespoon lime juice (15 mL)
1 tablespoon sesame oil (15 mL)*
1 teaspoon garlic , crushed*
1 teaspoon ginger , grated*
½ teaspoon Sambal Oelek (optional) (2 mL)**

Instructions

Step 1: Prepare Vegetables

Mince your garlic, then mince or finely grate some ginger.
4 cloves garlic, 2 tablespoons ginger
Chop some onion and other mixed vegetables.
1 cup onion, 3 cups mixed vegetables
If needed, shell some edamame.
1 cup edamame
Set aside all prepared vegetables.

Step 2: Prepare Peanut Sauce

Whisk all peanut sauce ingredients together until smooth, then set aside.
½ cup natural peanut butter, 1 cup coconut milk, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon maple syrup, 1 tablespoon rice vinegar, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tablespoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon garlic, 1 teaspoon ginger, ½ teaspoon Sambal Oelek

Step 3: Cook Soba Noodles

Cook your soba noodles according to package directions. Typically, you’ll add them to a pot of boiling water for 3-5 minutes and then drain the water away.
360 g buckwheat soba noodles
Try to time this process so that when the noodles finish cooking you add them directly to the stir fry pan. Otherwise, add the drained noodles to a large bowl filled with ice water (then drain this water before adding to stir fry).

Step 4: Stir Fry

Warm some sesame oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add vegetables that take longest to cook; for me this was onion and carrot. Stir fry these vegetables for 5 minutes.
2 tablespoons sesame oil
Then, add vegetables with a medium length cook time. For me, this was garlic, ginger and bell pepper. Stir fry for an additional 2-5 minutes, depending on how soft you like your vegetables.
Finally, add the vegetables with a short cooking time. For me, this was snap peas and edamame. Cook these vegetables until they are almost done to your liking.
When the vegetables are nearly cooked to your liking, add peanut sauce and soba noodles.
Toss to mix everything together and coat all the soba noodles with sauce.
Remove from heat and serve hot.
Top this recipe with crushed peanuts, chili flakes, fresh cilantro or lime juice!

Notes

*can add the sesame oil, garlic, and ginger into the stir fry mix instead of the sauce or leave out these extra amounts.
**can substitute for sriracha or another hot sauce of choice.
***for a saucier stir fry, can reduce the amount of noodles used up to half (can reduce to as low as 180 grams).
****I used 130 grams carrot, 125 g bell pepper and 120 grams snap peas.

Accuracy of nutrition information cannot be guaranteed (certain ingredients may not have all nutrients listed in the database); amounts may vary (and will vary depending on brands of ingredients used); all nutrition fact values rounded to the nearest whole number.

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