Kamatama Udon

Name: Kamatama Udon (釜玉うどん)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: ¼ cup (60 ml) Mentsuyu or soy sauce; 4 spring onions, thinly sliced; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) frozen udon noodles or 360 g (12¾ oz) dried udon noodles; 12 g (¼ oz) katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes); 4 egg yolks

釜玉うどん

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
15 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

This is a Japanese-style carbonara. In the Kagawa Prefecture, which is famous for udon noodles, there is a noodle shop on every corner, and this dish is served as a snack.

Ingredients

Fresh

4 egg yolks
4 spring onions, thinly sliced
¼ cup (

Asia
Japan
Snack
Pescatarian

Method

Make sure all the ingredients are prepared and ready before cooking the udon noodles.

Cook the udon noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain.

Quickly divide the hot noodles among four bowls. Top each with an egg yolk and a quarter of the spring onion and katsuobushi, and drizzle with the Mentsuyu or soy sauce. Serve immediately. Stir well with chopsticks as you e