Easy Yaki Udon
Yaki udon is a dry, stir fried noodle dish using Japanese udon noodles. It's easy to customize this dish however you want.
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 packs frozen sanukiya udon
- 1 lb thinly sliced pork
- 1 clove garlic (minced or pressed)
- 1/2 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 onion (sliced)
- 1/4 head napa cabbage (shredded)
- 3 shiitake mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- oil for stir frying
- 1/4 cup oyster sauce (can sub hoisin sauce)
- 1/4 cup light soy sauce
- 1/4 cup sweet soy sauce (can sub dark soy sauce with brown sugar)
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1/2 tsp sambal oelek (optional, or other hot sauce)
Instructions
- 1
Mix ingredients for the yaki udon sauce (hoisin, soy sauce, sweet soy sauce, sesame oil, sambal oelek) and set aside.
- 2
Bring a large pot of water to boil and cook the frozen udon according to package instructions, usually around 2 minutes. Drain and set aside. Note: If you haven't chopped your veggies yet, you can do this while waiting for the water to boil.
- 3
In a large wok or griddle, heat a small amount of oil and add sliced pork. Stir fry until pork is cooked through, and remove it from the wok.
- 4
Add a little more oil to the wok along with garlic and ginger. After a few seconds, when the garlic and ginger have begun cooking and are very fragrant, add onions.
- 5
Stir fry onions a couple minutes, and as they start to become translucent, add the cabbage and mushrooms.
- 6
Continue to stir fry another few minutes, and when the cabbage and mushrooms have begun to soften as they cook, add the shredded carrots and return the sliced pork to the wok. Add the cooked udon noodles as well and pour the prepared yakiudon sauce over everything.
- 7
Mix everything well. Taste and adjust seasonings (e.g. add more soy sauce or hot sauce) according to tastes. Turn off the heat and serve immediately. Leftovers can be kept in an airtight container in the refrigerator for a couple days.