Name: Niku Udon (Udon with Sweet and Savoury Beef)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 320 g (11¼ oz) dried udon noodles, or 4 packets pre-cooked udon; 1 spring onion (scallion), finely chopped; 1.2 litres (42 fl oz) dashi; 2 tablespoons sake; 1 tablespoon raw (demerara) sugar; 2 tablespoons mirin; 200 ml (7 fl oz) dashi; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons soy sauce; 3 tablespoons mirin; 400 g (14 oz) beef, ideally a well-marbled cut, sliced; 2 tablespoons soy sauce

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
30 min

Appears in

Tokyo Cult Recipes

By Maori Murota

Published 2015

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Ingredients

320 g (11¼ oz) dried udon noodles, or 4 packets pre-cooked udon

Method

For the beef, cut the beef slices into 3 cm (1¼ in) strips. Place the beef, soy sauce, sugar and mirin in a saucepan. Sauté, stirring regularly, over a low to medium heat. Add the dashi and let it simmer on a low heat for 5 minutes.

To make the soup, put all the ingredients in a saucepan and bring to the boil.

Cook the noodles according to the instructions on the packet. Drain t