Yaki Udon
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
10 mins
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Cook Time
8 mins
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Total Time
18 mins
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Servings
4 servings
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Calories
465 kcal
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Japanese
Yaki Udon
Description
This Yaki Udon recipe includes cooking udon noodles briefly until tender then stir-frying them with a mix of fresh vegetables like shredded carrots, green onion stalks, sliced mushrooms, and yellow onion for texture and flavor. The sauce, composed of dark soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin, and brown sugar, provides a balanced savory and subtly sweet profile. The vegetables soften during a 5-minute stir-fry, maintaining some firmness, while the noodles absorb the sauce in the final minute of cooking, ensuring an even coating. Garnishing with additional sliced green onions adds brightness.
Yaki Udon is a versatile dish that can be served as a main or side, suitable for those wanting a simple vegetarian-friendly stir-fry. Cooking the noodles separately prevents over-softening, and combining all ingredients in the skillet at the end delivers the characteristic savory glaze. This technique allows the flavors to meld without overcooking the vegetables or noodles.
Ingredients
For the yaki udon noodle sauce:
- 1½ tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1½ tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp mirin
- ¾ tbsp brown sugar
For everything else:
- 1 pack udon noodles approximately 500g
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 carrot shredded
- 5 talks green onions roots removed, stalks cut into 3rds
- 5-8 mushrooms sliced
- ½ small yellow onion sliced
Instructions
- Combine the yaki udon noodle sauce together and set aside.
- At the same time, cook the udon noodles as directed on the packaging. Mine just requires me to boil water, cook for 1 to 2 minutes, then drain.
- On medium-high heat, heat up olive oil in a large non-stick skillet. Then add in the vegetables. Stir fry for 5 minutes or until the vegetables have soften.
- Add in the drained udon noodles to the skillet.
- Add in the sauce that you prepared earlier.
- Toss to combine and continue to cook for another minute before serving. Top with sliced green onions as garnish if desired.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 465 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 465kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 86g | 29% |
| Protein | 19g | 38% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Sodium | 1970mg | 82% |
| Potassium | 239mg | 5% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 5245IU | 105% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 27mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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