Japanese Nabeyaki Udon Soup Recipes

JAPANESE NABEYAKI UDON SOUP

Steps:

• Heat dashi stock, chicken, carrots, soy sauce, mirin, sugar, and salt in a pot over medium heat. Simmer until chicken is no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes. Add tofu, mushrooms, and bok choy, stirring until vegetables are tender, about 5 minutes more.
• Stir udon noodles into broth and simmer until tender, 3 to 4 minutes. Add leeks and crack eggs into soup; simmer until eggs are slightly firm, about 5 minutes more.

NABEYAKI UDON SOUP WITH CHICKEN, SPINACH, AND MUSHROOMS

Steps:

• Place sardines or kombu in a large Dutch oven or donabe, fill with 6 cups water, and set aside at least 15 minutes or up to 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, cook spinach in a medium pot of boiling salted water until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to paper towels. Gently squeeze water from spinach, then transfer to a cutting board and cut into 2" slices. Transfer to a plate. Return liquid to a boil, add snow peas, and cook until just cooked through, about 1 minute. Drain and transfer to plate with spinach. Wipe out pot and reserve.
• Bring sardine liquid to a simmer over medium-high heat. Using slotted spoon, discard sardines, then reduce heat to medium. Add chicken and simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add mushrooms, tofu (if using), soy sauce, mirin, and remaining 3/4 tsp. salt. Cook, stirring, until mushrooms are tender, 3-5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, cook udon in reserved pot 2 minutes less than package directions.
• Bring chicken mixture to a simmer. Drain noodles and add immediately to pot. Add spinach, snow peas, scallions, and fish cake (if using), arranging each into sections and leaving an opening for egg.
• Gently beat eggs in a small bowl with a whisk or chopsticks. Pour into broth and cook until just set, about 2 minutes.
• Serve soup immediately in pot tableside, portioning into individual bowls.

NABEYAKI UDON (JAPANESE NOODLE)

Steps:

• Cut chicken into bite-sized pieces.
• Slice negi/leek diagonally into 1/2 inch lengths.
• Boil spinach for two minutes and cool in water and drain well. Cut boiled spinach into 1 1/2 inch lengths.
• Mix dashi soup stock, soy sauce, mirin, and salt in a bowl.
• Divide the soup into four individual earthen pots and cook on medium heat.
• Add chicken in the soup and simmer.
• Add udon noodle in the pot and place kamaboko and spinach on the top.
• Simmer for five minutes.
• Crack an egg in the soup and add negi. Cover with a lid and stop the heat and let it steam.

KAKE UDON - BASIC JAPANESE UDON NOODLE SOUP

Steps:

• Heat a large pot of water for cooking the udon noodles.
• Meanwhile, bring dashi to a simmer. Add mirin, soy sauce and salt (optional). Continue simmering until ready to use.
• Cook the udon noodles according to the package instructions.
• Divide drained, cooked udon into two large, deep serving bowls.
• Top with grated ginger, chopped green onion, and fish cake slices (optional).
• Pour in simmering broth to fill both bowls.
• Top with optional toasted sesame seeds, shichimi togarashi, and/or tenkasu.
• Drinking all the broth is not recommended. Additional noodles can be added to the remaining broth in the bowl as desired.