Name: Yaki Udon Stir-Fry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 2 tbsp mirin; 1 tbsp black or white sesame seeds, toasted; 3 tbsp tonkatsu or HP sauce; 3 tbsp Japanese light soy sauce; 250 g 9 oz) dried udon or 450 g (1 lb) frozen or fresh; 1 tbsp sesame oil; 1 onion, sliced in half moons; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 75 g (2½ oz) kale, green cabbage or greens, chopped; 2 carrots, cut in thin coins; 8 shiitake mushrooms, halved; 1 tbsp rice vinegar

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

My Asian Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2018

About

You can use very simple vegetables for this classic Japanese stir-fry, such as cabbage, onion and carrots, or add some bacon, chicken or prawns. The real stars of this noodle dish are the thick chewy noodles and zingy sauce. Soy, mirin and tonkatsu sauce are the key ingredients for yaki udon or yaki soba. Tonkatsu is sold under a popular brand name of Bull-Dog sauce and tastes like English HP sauce.