Japanese Delights 2024 

3.7 Yaki udon
 

I shall prepare 21 delights of Japan and publish them in 7 consecutive episodes. Episodes 1&2 were already published and now is episode 3.

3.7 Yaki udon   焼きうどん

Yaki udon (焼きうどん, "fried udon") is a Japanese stir-fried dish consisting of thick, smooth, white udon noodles mixed with a soy-based sauce, meat (usually pork), and vegetables. Yaki udon is relatively simple to make and popular as a staple of Japan's izakaya, or pubs, eaten as a late-night snack. The dish originated in Kokura, in southern Japan, after the Pacific War. The widely accepted story of how the dish was created dates back to just after World War II, when food was scarce. The owner of the noodle restaurant Darumado used udon noodles in popular yakisoba preparations, because the proper noodles were not available.

Yaki Udon Noodle Sauce

2½ Tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 Tablespoons oyster sauce 
1 Tablespoon mirin 
2 teaspoons brown sugar
½ teaspoon rice wine vinegar

½ tsp Corn starch

Stir-fried Ingredients

Sanuki udon, cabbage, shiitake mushroom, carrots, red onion, green onion, corn oil

▲ 7. Beef  Yaki udon  牛焼きうどん

This plate of beef yaki udon features thick savory udon noodles stir-fried with beef and vegetables.

Beef and onion are simmered in a mildly sweet sauce flavored with dashi (fish and seaweed stock), soy sauce and mirin (sweet rice wine). 

The garnished vegetables are blanched for 2 minutes.

Ingredients

Sanuki udon, beef thinly sliced, onion

Sweet sauce

Japanese soy sauce, mirin,  dashi, brown sugar 

Garnish

Broccoli, cabbage, red cabbage, carrots, red onion

Method

First stir fry udon and stir-fried ingredients with Yaki Udon Noodle Sauce . Place this stir fried udon in a big bowl. Add beef and garnish. 

▲ 8. Salmon Yaki udon  鮭焼きうどん

Salmon is marinated in soy sauce, mirin, garlic, sugar, and ginger and then grill in a grill pan until the skin develops some candied and dark hues. The marinade is then reduced down to a rich sauce and glaze.

The garnished vegetables are blanched for 2 minutes.

Ingredients

Sanuki udon, salmon

Marinade

Japanese soy sauce, mirin, garlic, brown sugar, and ginger

Garnish

Cabbage, red cabbage, carrots

Method

First stir fry udon and stir-fried ingredients with Yaki Udon Noodle Sauce. Place this stir fried udon in a big bowl. Add salmon and garnish. 

▲ 9. Chicken Yaki udon  鶏焼きうどん

Chicken is marinated in soy sauce, mirin, garlic, sugar, and ginger and then roasted in an oven at 350F until the skin develops a candied, crackled, dark hue. The marinade is then reduced down to a rich sauce and glaze. 

The garnished vegetables are blanched for 2 minutes.

Ingredients

Sanuki udon,  chicken thighs with skin

Marinade

Japanese soy sauce, mirin,  onion, garlic, brown sugar, ginger 

Garnish

Broccoli, cabbage, red cabbage, carrots

Method

First stir fry udon and stir-fried ingredients with Yaki Udon Noodle Sauce. Place this stir fried udon in a big bowl. Add chicken and garnish. 

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Publisher： Chef Kar Delight