Yakiudon (焼きうどん) is a dish of stir-fried Udon noodles with meat and vegetables. It’s so easy and quick to make that it’s more akin to home cooking than restaurant fare. Typically, Yakiudon is seasoned with soy sauce or salt, but in this recipe, it’s flavored mainly with savory Tonkatsu sauce, giving it a taste similar to Yakisoba. It’s perfect for lunch or as a great alternative to a fast-food dinner.
Apart from the sauce, the ingredients are very flexible, allowing you to use whatever meat and vegetables you already have in the fridge. It’s easy to make, healthy, and delicious, especially if you keep ready-to-use frozen Udon in the freezer. Plus, it’s great for your budget too! Give it a try!
Yakiudon with Savory Sauce
Servings: 2 servings
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Ingredients
- 2 servings Udon noodles frozen or dried
- 1/8 cabbage medium
- 1/4 onion
- 1/4 carrot
- 10 snow peas
- 5 oz pork thinly sliced
- 1 Tbsp oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup Katsuobushi dried bonito flakes
Savory Sauce
- 3 Tbsp Tonatsu sauce
- 1 Tbsp soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp Sake
- 1 Tbsp Mirin
- Benishoga, red pickled ginger optional
Instructions
- Defrost frozen Udon, or cook dried Udon according to the package. Set aside.
- Cut cabbage into 1"(2.5 cm) squares. Slice onion thinly. Cut carrot into thin strips. Slice snow peas thinly. Cut pork into bite-size pieces.
- Heat oil in a wok or frying-pan, cook pork until lightly browned, add vegetables and cook for a couple of minutes. Add Udon and stir-fry for a minute, and season with salt. Then add all the ingredients for the sauce. Cook until noodles are all coated with the sauce and the liquid is almost gone.
- Plate the cooked noodles and top with Katsuobushi flakes.
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