Japanese udon noodles stir fried with vegetables and your choice of protein, Yaki Udon is

definitely a keeper when comes to easy weeknight dinner! It’s a great meal to use up your leftover too.

Yaki Udon

INGREDIENTS

- 2 Udon noodles (I like frozen sanuki udon)

- ½ onion

- 2-3 cabbage leaves

- 1 carrot

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2 shiitake mushrooms

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2 green onions/scallions

- ½ lb sliced pork belly (½ lb = 227 g) (or your choice of meat, seafood and vegetables)

- 1 Tbsp neutral flavor oil (vegetable, canola, etc)

Seasonings

- Freshly ground black pepper

- 3 Tbsp mentsuyu (noodle soup base) (See Notes 2) (for homemade recipe, see Notes 3)

- 1 tsp soy sauce

Toppings

- 1 pkg katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) (1 pkg = about 3 Tbsp)

- 1 Tbsp Pickled red ginger (optional)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Gather all the ingredients.
2. If the udon noodles are frozen, boil them until loosen. Drain and rinse off the starch. Drain well and set aside.
3. Slice onion and cut cabbage into 1” (2.5 cm) square pieces. Julienne the carrot (cut into 2” (5 cm matchsticks).
4. Discard the tough shitake stems and slice the mushroom tops. Thinly slice the top 2” (5 cm) green part of scallions and set aside (for garnisih). Cut the rest of scallion into 2” (5 cm) pieces.
5. Cut the pork belly slices into 1” (2.5 cm) pieces.
6. In a frying pan, heat oil over medium high heat. Add the pork and cook until almost cooked through. Then add onion and cook until translucent and soft.
7. Add cabbage and carrots and stir fry until coated with oil. Then add shiitake mushrooms and scallion. Stir fry until vegetables are lightly wilted.
8. Add udon noodles and using tongs, combine well with all the ingredients.
9. Add seasonings (Freshly ground black pepper, 3 Tbsp. Mentsuyu, and 1 tsp. soy sauce) and mix all together. Please adjust the amount of Mentsuyu based on the amount of the ingredients you have added.
10. Serve on a plate and sprinkle bonito flakes and green onions on top. Garnish with red pickled ginger on the side if you like.

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