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Beef Udon
Beef Udon, or Niku Udon in Japanese, is a classic comfort food that will warm you up and power you through the day. In my Beef Udon recipe, I serve thick udon noodles in a steamy bowl of dashi broth topped with tender beef simmered in a flavorful sauce.
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
37 mins
Servings: 2 bowls
Calories: 423 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Soup
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
For udon noodle soup
- 2 ½ cups dashi stock
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- ¼ teaspoon salt (optional)
- 2 ervings udon noodles
- shichimi togarashi (optional, for garnish)
For beef
- ½ cup dashi stock
- 2 tablespoons sake
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon evaporated cane sugar
- 225 grams beef
- 60 grams scallions (4 scallions, whites, and greens sliced separately on the bias)
Instructions
- To make the udon soup, bring the dashi and soy sauce to a boil. Taste it and add more salt if necessary. Set this on a back burner over low heat to keep it warm. Put another pot of water on to boil for the noodles.
- To make the beef, add the dashi, sake, soy sauce, sugar, and white parts of the scallions to a frying pan and bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add the beef and separate the sheets of meat, so they don't clump together. Turn down the heat to maintain a gentle simmer, cook the meat, stirring until it's tender and there is almost no liquid remaining (about 15 minutes).
- Add the udon noodles to the boiling water based on the time they need to cook. For example, if your noodles take 2 minutes to cook, you'll want to add them when the beef is 2 minutes away from being done.
- When the beef is tender, add the scallion greens and stir them in.
- Split the soup between two bowls.
- Drain the udon and split the noodles between the two bowls.
- Finish the Beef Udon by topping both bowls with the meat and pouring over any remaining sauce in the pan. Garnish with shichimi togarashi to taste.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
423kcal
(21%)
Carbohydrates
13g
(4%)
Protein
31g
(62%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Monounsaturated Fat
10g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
80mg
(27%)
Sodium
3591mg
(150%)
Potassium
783mg
(22%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
8g
(16%)
Vitamin A
314IU
(6%)
Vitamin C
6mg
(7%)
Calcium
160mg
(16%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 423
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 423kcal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 13g | 4% |
| Protein | 31g | 62% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 10g | 50% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 3591mg | 150% |
| Potassium | 783mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 8g | 16% |
| Vitamin A | 314IU | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 6mg | 7% |
| Calcium | 160mg | 16% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.