Name: Citrus Udon (柑橘うどん)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 300 ml (10½ fl oz) ponzu, chilled; 300 ml (10½ fl oz) filtered water, chilled; 2 organic, unwaxed limes, thinly sliced; 1 kg (2 lb 4 oz) frozen udon noodles or 360 g (12¾ oz) dried udon noodles; ¼ cup (40 g) white sesame seeds

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

Japanese Food Made Easy

By Aya Nishimura

Published 2020

About

Shop-bought ponzu tends to have a slightly harsher citrus flavour, so I recommend making it yourself for this particular recipe. It is a handy condiment to have in the fridge.

Ingredients

Fresh

300 ml (10½ fl oz) ponzu, chilled
300 ml (

Method

Gently toast the sesame seeds in a small frying pan over low heat, shaking the pan from time to time to prevent burning. As soon as you hear the sesame seeds popping, take the pan off the heat and leave them to cool down.

Transfer the sesame seeds to a suribachi or mortar and coarsely grind them.

Cook the udon noodles according to the packet instructions, then drain and r