Yaki Udon Recipes

Steps:

• Boil some water in a large saucepan. Add 250ml cold water and the udon noodles. (As they are so thick, adding cold water helps them to cook a little bit slower so the middle cooks through). If using frozen or fresh noodles, cook for 2 mins or until al dente; dried will take longer, about 5-6 mins. Drain and leave in the colander.
• Heat 1 tbsp of the oil, add the onion and cabbage and sauté for 5 mins until softened. Add the mushrooms and some spring onions, and sauté for 1 more min. Pour in the remaining sesame oil and the noodles. If using cold noodles, let them heat through before adding the ingredients for the sauce - otherwise tip in straight away and keep stir-frying until sticky and piping hot. Sprinkle with the remaining spring onions.

Steps:

• Combine the dashi, usukuchi, mirin and kombu in a pot. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add the salt and katsuobushi, and immediately turn off the heat and strain into a nabe (hot pot) or medium saucepan. Add the udon and bring back to a boil. Reduce the heat and add the chicken and shitake mushrooms. Cook for 1 minute.
• Crack the egg into center of soup. Ladle the soup over the egg until it turns white. Remove the nabe from the heat and add the kamaboko and blanched spinach.

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook udon in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until noodles are tender yet firm to the bite, 10 to 12 minutes. Drain noodles and rinse with cold water.
• Meanwhile, warm olive oil in large saucepan or wok over medium heat. Add chicken and saute until cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add onion, bell pepper, cabbage, carrots, and garlic. Cook for 3 to 4 minutes, allowing vegetables to maintain most of their crispness.
• Pour soy sauce over vegetables and chicken; saute 1 to 2 minutes more. Add udon noodles and toss well. Mix in gojuchang and ketchup, thoroughly combining to mix all the flavors. Season with salt and pepper.

Steps:

• Rehydrate the wood ear mushrooms by soaking in hot water for 10 minutes. Drain the liquid and set aside.
• Set a large sauté pan over high heat. Add 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil and heat until the oil just begins to smoke. Add the pork and shrimp; cook for 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring often, until the shrimp just turn pink but neither is cooked through. Transfer the cooked pork and shrimp to a plate but keep the oil in the pan.
• With the pan over high heat, add the lotus root, carrots, cabbage, onions, bamboo shoots, and wood ear, enoki, and shimeji mushrooms. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil, if necessary. Cook until the vegetables are tender, 2 to 4 minutes.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add the broth, soy sauce, and sesame oil to the vegetables. Cook for 2 minutes longer, or until most of the liquid has evaporated.
• Place a large pot of water over high heat and bring to a boil. Add the noodles and cook for 1 minute, just long enough to heat through. Drain well.
• Add the noodles to the pan with the vegetables, then add the pork and shrimp. Mix well and cook for 1 to 2 minutes longer, until the shrimp and pork are fully cooked and the vegetables are soft. Season with the salt and black pepper.
• To serve, divide the noodles between 2 plates. Garnish with the katsuobushi.