Best 5 Simple Stir Fried Udon Recipes
**Savor the Delightful Simplicity of Stir-Fried Udon: A Culinary Journey with Diverse Flavors**
Embark on a culinary adventure with stir-fried udon, a delectable dish that showcases the versatility and simplicity of Japanese cuisine. These stir-fried udon recipes offer a symphony of flavors, from the savory and slightly sweet sauce to the tender-crisp udon noodles. Whether you prefer a classic rendition or a creative fusion of ingredients, these recipes will guide you in creating a satisfying and flavorful meal. Delight in the aromatic blend of soy sauce, mirin, and sake, which infuses the udon noodles with a rich umami flavor. Explore variations that incorporate colorful vegetables, succulent seafood, or tender chicken, creating a delightful harmony of textures and tastes. Discover the joy of stir-fried udon, a dish that embodies the essence of Japanese culinary artistry.
YAKI UDON (STIR-FRIED UDON NOODLES)
Yaki Udon (焼きうどん) is a Japanese undon noodles stir-fried with your choice of protein and vegetables. Your protein can be thinly sliced meat or any seafood suitable for stir-frying. This is a very quick and simple udon recipe and so delicious.The recipe is written to make either Pork Yaki Udon or Prawn Yaki Udon. The only differences are the choice of protein, i.e. pork slices or prawns, and the way the prawns are stir-fried with other ingredients.Don't forget to see the section 'MEAL IDEAS' below the recipe card! It gives you a list of dishes that I have already posted and this recipe that can make up a complete meal. I hope it is of help to you.
Provided by Yumiko
Categories Main
Time 17m
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Add all the Flavouring Sauce ingredients into a measuring cup or a small bowl and mix well. Set aside until required.
- Transfer the udon noodles to a sieve and untangle noodles quickly under running water. Drain.
- Heat oil and sesame oil in a wok or a large frying pan over medium high heat.
- If making Pork Yaki Udon, add the pork slices to the frying pan and sauté until the pork is almost cooked through (less than a minute if very thin, about 1-2 minutes if thicker).
- If making Prawn Yaki Udon, add the prawns to the frying pan and sauté until the prawns curl up to form a 'C' shape and the surface starts browning a little bit (about a minute). Put the prawns aside on a plate. Add a bit more ooil to the frying pan if too dry.
- Add the carrots to the frying pan and stir-fry for 30 seconds, then add the cabbage and the mushrooms. Stir-fry for about 1 minute until the cabbage is half cooked, then add the shallots.
- After mixing the shallots with the meat and vegetables, add the noodles and prawns, including the juice (if making Prawn Yaki Udon). Stir-fry, mixing all the ingredients well until some noodles start browning a little bit.
- Add the Flavouring Sauce mixture and mix quickly to ensure that all the noodles are coated with the sauce and the sauce has almost evaporated. Turn the heat off.
- Transfer the noodles onto serving plates, pile it into a mound, and topped with bonito flakes. Put the benishōga on the top or the side of the noodles, if using.
- Serve immediately.
EASY STIR FRY WITH UDON NOODLES
Say "Hello" to caramelized, umami, chewy noodle stir-fry with Udon Noodles, veggies, tofu and amazingly delicious, made-from-scratch stir-fry sauce. Super easy to put together for weeknight dinner and tastes better than Asian takeout! Replace tofu with your favorite meat for a main dish, or make as a side dish to your favorite homemade Asian dinner. This recipe works great either way. I used Tofu for a meat-free main course with serving of veggie protein. If you use meat, cook the meat until it is done to your liking. Chicken, shrimp or red meat, this recipe can be adapted to all. Tofu or Meat, this noodle stir fry takes less time to make at home than to order and wait for delivery. 20 minutes start to finish! Does this sound like a good dinner promise? So, let's ditch the delivery and make scrumptious Stir Fry with Udon Noodles at home tonight!Udon NoodlesUdon Noodles are Japanese wheat noodles famous for thick, and chewy texture. These are often used in hot, rich-brothy soups. Fresh Udon Noodles are the most popular variety of Udon. These cook in an instant just like fresh pasta which is perfect for the Noodles Stir-Fry recipes. Fresh Udon Noodles are sold refrigerated or frozen. You can buy any one for this recipe. Just make sure to follow instructions on package if noodles require pre-cooking before stir fry. e.g. Frozen Noodles require pre-soak in hot water for 4-5 minutes until noodles thaw and untangle. Other variety are directly stir-fried (cooked) along with stir fry sauce and stir fry ingredients. Noodles cook instantly in heat of wok and steam of stir fry sauce. Heat of pan caramelize'em a bit for extra layer of flavor. (I'm a fan)I specially like 7 Ounce Package of fresh Udon Noodles. If you wondering where to buy Udon Noodles? Look for Refrigerated/ Fresh Pasta Isle of any US Store. These are so popular in American Chinese cuisine that you will easily find it everywhere. Costco, Whole Foods, Walmart, VONS are to name a few. For rest part of the world, look in local Asian Grocery Store, or buy online here - Dried Udon Noodles, Fresh Udon Noodles.Stir Fry SauceThe base of a good Noodles Stir Fry starts with a delicious Stir Fry sauce. Sauce for this stir fry recipe is inspired from drunken noodles offered in most Thai restaurants. I stir fry silky Udon noodles in umami, sweet and spicy home-blended stir fry sauce until noodles have thick caramelized sauce coating. Today I'm talking about a homemade, made-from-scratch versatile stir fry sauce. This stir fry sauce recipe is not limited just to this noodles stir fry. It is a versatile sauce that you can use for any stir fry.If you like Asian flavors, I'm sure you will have soy sauce, sesame oil, rice vinegar, and sambal chili paste (four quintessential Stir fry sauce ingredients) in your pantry. Other two flavor contributing ingredients in sauce are: oyster sauce and wine. Traditional stir fry sauce call for Mirin (a sweet Japanese Rice Wine). I cheat here a bit because I don't like hold a bottle of Mirin in my refrigerator just for cooking. White Wine. however, is often at home because we love drinking some with food. So, my simple substitute for Mirin is White Wine mixed with little bit honey. (if you have Mirin at home, feel free to use it. Instructions for both are included in the Recipe Notes).Honestly, making own sauce instead of buying a bottle makes so much sense. If you like to keep quintessential Stir fry sauce ingredients in your pantry. All that is needed is some wine and oyster sauce.Oyster Sauce and Substitutes: In my experience, good Asian stir fry needs Oyster Sauce. The flavor and color it gives to stir-fried noodles is simple amazing. If you looking for real delicious restaurant-style noodles stir-fry then I recommend investing in small bottle of Oyster Sauce. You can buy Oyster Sauce in Asian isle of most US Store or buy online. (affiliate link)When you can't find or don't want to wait to get oyster sauce for this recipe, I also have few simple Oyster Sauce Substitutes. These will not taste 100% same but are very close cuisine. 1) Use equal part soy sauce and hoisin sauce (ratio 1:1).2) Use 2 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp honey, 2 tsp fish sauce with 2 tsp corn starch. Stir well. Heat for 1 minute. Mix well.Quick Weeknight DinnerStart to finish, it takes 20 minutes to make this stir-fry. You can even make stir-fry sauce up-to 1 week ahead. It may even keep longer, I usually end-up using it within week. Fresh Udon Noodles cook quickly. When I'm time pressed, I keep a pack of pre-cut veggies or slice veggies on weekend and refrigerate to use on weeknights. When ready for dinner, simply shallow fry your favorite protein. Add noodles, sliced veggies with stir fry sauce into hot sizzling skillet. Stir-fry noodles with sauce until most liquid disappears and sauce clings to vegetables, tofu and noodles are slightly caramelized by pan frying.That's it. Finish stir fry with some fresh herbs such as Thai Basil and Cilantro. Add a splash or lime/lemon juice for bright citrus flavor. You have it. The ultimate, delicious Stir-Fried Udon Noodles with crisp-tender veggies and yummy tofu. Enjoy!Wish you a wonderful day ahead. -Savita
Provided by Savita
Categories Pasta Main Course
Time 20m
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Soak noodles in hot water for 5 minutes or cook Udon Noodles according to the package directions.
- Make Stir Fry Sauce: In meanwhile, mix stir fry sauce. In a small bowl, add all stir-fry ingredients. Mix well until honey mixes well with oyster sauce, vinegar and chili paste. Set aside. Slice all veggies and mince garlic.
- Cook Tofu: Heat a part of oil (mixture of cooking oil and sesame oil - 1/2 tbsp cooking oil, 1 tsp sesame oil) in a wok/saute pan, add diced (pressed, drained) tofu with a tbsp stir-fry sauce, stir fry until tofu is light brown at edges. (careful of spatter) Remove cooked tofu into a bowl leaving behind any oil in the wok.
- Stir Fry Udon Noodles: In same pan, heat on medium-high, add remaining oil. Add garlic with veggies and stir-fry for 1 minute. Add drained udon noodles, stir-fry sauce. Cook on high heat until sauce coats the noodles (3-4 minutes) and noodles are bit caramelized. Add tofu, toss with noodles gently. Remove from heat. Add a tbsp lime juice with pinch of salt and pepper. Taste and adjust salt/lime juice.
- Serve: Garnish with fresh basil, or cilantro (or both). Serve lime wedges on side for extra splash before eating. Enjoy!
SPICY STIR-FRIED UDON NOODLES
The first time I had sauteed udon noodles, I fell in love. Most try udon in soups, but the flavors from a hot pan and excellent sauces make this spicy stir-fried version so much better. I mixed together my concoction of Asian flavors and produced this lovely dish that is great for family, friends, and guests. I promise you they will love it more than your generic Asian takeout.
Provided by Raquel Teixeira
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Asian
Time 4h40m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, hoisin sauce, brown sugar, Sriracha, rice vinegar, sesame oil, garlic powder, and pepper together in a small bowl. Combine 1/2 of the marinade with pork in a bowl. Refrigerate, 4 hours to overnight. Reserve remaining marinade for noodles.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook udon in boiling water for 2 minutes; add broccoli to blanch slightly and continue to boil until noodles loosen, about 1 minute more. Strain and set aside.
- Heat olive oil in a wok or deep pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; stir-fry until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add pork, bean sprouts, and carrot; stir-fry until pork is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Add drained udon noodles and broccoli. Pour in remaining marinade and toss noodles to absorb flavors, 2 to 3 minutes. Add green onion; toss lightly, 1 to 2 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 598.5 calories, Carbohydrate 78.9 g, Cholesterol 47.4 mg, Fat 17.6 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 29 g, SaturatedFat 4.2 g, Sodium 2871.5 mg, Sugar 12.4 g
PORK AND UDON NOODLE STIR-FRY
I've been experimenting with my new wok and I think this stir-fried udon meal came out pretty good. My husband liked it, so it can't be that bad. It is a relatively easy recipe.
Provided by Aliz
Categories Main Dish Recipes Stir-Fry Pork
Time 35m
Yield 6
Number Of Ingredients 12
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 and set aside.
- While noodles are cooking, blend vegetable oil, cornstarch, garlic, and ginger together in a large bowl until cornstarch is dissolved. Mix in frozen vegetables, tossing to lightly coat.
- Whisk soy sauce, water, vinegar, and sugar together in a small bowl.
- Heat sesame oil in a wok over medium-high heat. Cook and stir pork strips in the hot oil until just browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Add frozen vegetables and cook, stirring constantly to prevent burning, about 2 minutes. Stir in soy sauce mixture. Add drained udon and stir-fry until vegetables are tender and pork strips are no longer pink in the centers, about 2 minutes more.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 357.2 calories, Carbohydrate 35.7 g, Cholesterol 32.6 mg, Fat 16.1 g, Fiber 4 g, Protein 17.9 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 1018.1 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
SIMPLE STIR-FRIED UDON
Make and share this Simple Stir-fried Udon recipe from Food.com.
Provided by WaterMelon
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 20m
Yield 3 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Partially cook broccoli and udon in salted boiling water for a few minutes; drain and reserve 1/4 cup of the water.
- Beat the egg with 2 TB water and a pinch of salt.
- Heat 1 TB of oil in a wok; when hot, pour the egg in and cook until set; remove and set aside.
- Heat remaining 1 TB oil in the same wok over high heat; when hot, saute the onions until soft.
- Add garlic and saute for 30 sec.
- Add ham slivers and saute for another 30 sec.
- Stir in udon noodles.
- Add hoisin, oyster, soy sauces, white pepper, wine, chilli flakes; saute for 1 minute.
- Adjust heat to medium-low, add broccoli and reserved cooking water, cook for another minute.
- Taste and adjust seasonings if necessary.
- Add the cooked egg to the noodles, breaking it into pieces as you stir.
- Stir in sesame oil.
- Sprinkle with the reserved chopped spring onion (the green part) and squeeze some fresh lime juice over noodles, then serve immediately.
Tips:
- Use good quality udon noodles. Fresh or dried udon noodles will work for this recipe, but fresh noodles will give you the best results.
- Cook the udon noodles according to the package directions. Be sure to rinse the noodles thoroughly with cold water after cooking to remove any excess starch.
- Use a well-seasoned wok or large skillet. A well-seasoned wok or skillet will help to prevent the noodles from sticking and will give them a nice smoky flavor.
- Stir-fry the noodles over high heat. This will help to create a nice sear on the noodles and will prevent them from becoming mushy.
- Add your vegetables and protein to the wok or skillet along with the noodles. Be sure to stir-fry the vegetables until they are tender and the protein is cooked through.
- Season the stir-fry with your favorite sauce. You can use a store-bought sauce or make your own. Be sure to taste the stir-fry before serving and adjust the seasoning as needed.
Conclusion:
Stir-fried udon is a quick, easy, and delicious meal that can be made with a variety of ingredients. With a little planning, you can have a delicious stir-fry on the table in no time. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy meal, give stir-fried udon a try!
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