Curry Beef Yaki Udon Stir Fry
A curry beef yaki udon stir fry recipe with thick & chewy udon noodles that absorbs all the flavours of the lightly sweetened maple curry & provides a satisfying chewiness!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 15 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
- 1 brick sanuki udon ((frozen))
- 1/2 lb beef (any type of steak) ((or 11/2 cup of leftover meat, sliced thinly))
- 1 carrot ((cut into slivers, matchsticks))
- 11/2 cup cabbage ((cut thinly))
- 1 small onion ((sliced thinly))
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp cornstarch
- 1 tbsp oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup ((or 1/2 tablespoon of honey))
- 1/2 tbsp + 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder
- 2 tbsp + 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 stalk green onion ((finely chopped))
- toasted sesame seeds
- 2 eggs ((pan-fried))
Instructions
- 1
Soak the frozen block of sanuki udon in a bowl of cold or room temperature water for 2 minutes (or until the noodles strands defrost and become pliable. Once it is pliable, drain the water and set it aside
- 2
Thinly slice the cabbage, and cut the carrots into thin sticks. Set it a side for later.
- 3
If you are using green onions as a topping, finely mince the green onions and set aside
- 4
If you are using leftover meat, instead of a raw beef steak, thinly slice this as well, and set it aside for later.
- 5
Slice the beef against the grain to make it tender. I like to cut them ⅛ inch thick.
- 6
Add the sliced beef to a bowl, add 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 1 tablespoon water, ½ teaspoon sesame oil, 1 teaspoon cornstarch, and 1 tablespoon oil and mix everything together very well. Set this aside for later.
- 7
In a small bowl, mix together 1 tablespoon maple syrup (or ½ tablespoon of honey), ½ tablespoon + 1 teaspoon Madras curry powder, and 2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon soy sauce. Set it aside for later.
- 8
In a frying pan, set the heat to medium heat and add a bit of oil to it. Wait for it to get hot, watch for the oil to shimmer.
- 9
Once the pan is hot, add in the beef slices and pan-fry it for about 4-5 minutes. If you're using leftover meat, cook it for about 2 minutes instead.
- 10
Add in the onions and stir fry it for about 1-2 minutes.
- 11
Add in the vegetables and cook it until it is soft and slightly browned (approximately 4 minutes)
- 12
Add in the udon noodles and sauce.
- 13
Stir fry it together for about 1-2 minutes until the noodles warm up and are fully coated in the sauce.
- 14
Top it with green onions and sesame seeds or a fried egg (optional). Enjoy!