4.9 from 16 votes
Yaki Udon
Loaded with veggies and mushrooms, this authentic Yaki Udon is an easy, satisfying Japanese noodle stir-fry that comes together from a handful of basic ingredients.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
7 mins
Total Time
12 mins
Servings:
3
servings
Calories:
392 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Japanese
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 100 grams cabbage (~2 leaves, chopped)
- 100 grams onion (~½ small onion, sliced)
- 60 grams shiitake mushrooms (3 mushrooms, sliced)
- 60 grams carrot (~½ carrot, julienned)
- 600 grams udon noodles defrosted *see note, pre-cooked, frozen
- 2 scallions (chopped, for garnish)
- pickled ginger for garnish, Benishoga style
Instructions
- Make the Yaki Udon sauce by mixing the Worcestershire sauce, soy sauce, maple syrup, and black pepper.
- Heat a large frying pan (12-inches or bigger) over high heat and add the vegetable oil.
- Add the cabbage, onion, mushrooms, and carrot and toss to combine. Let the vegetables fry undisturbed until they start browning and then toss them around again to redistribute.
- When the vegetables are partially cooked and browned around the edges, add the udon noodles and stir-fry.
- Pour the sauce all over the noodles and then toss until the udon is evenly coated with the sauce.
- Let the udon fry undisturbed for a few seconds to brown some of the sauce around the noodles and then toss and repeat it until the udon is well glazed and the vegetables are cooked to your liking.
- Garnish the Yaki Udon with chopped scallions and benishoga.
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Notes
- NOTE: If you are using pre-cooked noodles, you will need 600 grams. If you are using fresh noodles, you will need 300 grams. If you are using dry noodles, you will need 200 grams. For fresh or dry noodles, boil them according to the package directions first and then drain. Toss these in vegetable oil to keep them from sticking together.
Nutrition Information
Calories
392kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
70g
(23%)
Protein
15g
(30%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
4g
(20%)
Sodium
1735mg
(72%)
Potassium
338mg
(7%)
Fiber
7g
(28%)
Sugar
16g
(32%)
Vitamin A
3454IU
(69%)
Vitamin C
18mg
(20%)
Calcium
47mg
(5%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 3 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 392
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 392kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 70g | 23% |
| Protein | 15g | 30% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Sodium | 1735mg | 72% |
| Potassium | 338mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 7g | 28% |
| Sugar | 16g | 32% |
| Vitamin A | 3454IU | 69% |
| Vitamin C | 18mg | 20% |
| Calcium | 47mg | 5% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.