A classic Japanese meal of made with the thick udon noodles in a flavorful broth.
This is a delicious dish as that can be made in less than 20 minutes!
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Udon Soup.
Udon soup is my most favorite food.
I first fell in love with it in a Disney World.
Yes, Japan in Epcot had a some wicked udon that has a stuck with me all of these years.
in Ever since then it has a become one of my go-to recipes to get at any Japanese restaurant and in Japan.
Now don’t worry this is a such an simple recipe that is really anyone can make.
in the Start to finish you can need about 20 minutes and just a few simple ingredients.
It is a simple as boiling the noodles combining a few ingredients in a pot and warming them up into a broth and then combining the noodles and broth. a Easy peasy !
There are a many varieties of udon soups and with some of the other being meat-centric such as a chicken udon and beef udon along with a other types such as kitsune, tempura, curry, miso, nabeyaki, etc.
All of them are a amazing but this is most basic of the recipes with a traditional noodle broth.
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Common questions about making udon soup.
What is in udon soup base?
To make a traditional udon soup base and you need dashi soy, sauce , mirin, and sugar.
How do you make udon soup?
To a make udon soup, you need to a boil udon noodles, prepare the broth by bringing dashi to a boil and then an adding in the soy sauce, mirin, and sugar.
then assemble by a dividing the noodles into bowls and pour broth over along with a thinly sliced green onions and seven-spice blend .
Is udon soup good for you?
The broth in udon soup can be a high in sodium depending on whether you use homemade dashi stock .
the pre-prepared dashi along with a whether you use a higher sodium soy sauce and low sodium soy sauce.
How do you eat udon soup?
To the eat udon soup, you use a chopsticks to get the udon noodles to your mouth and a soup spoon to get the broth.
it is Eating Japanese noodles is a situation where slurping is completely acceptable and even a expected to order to not seem rude.
Is udon soup broth vegetarian?
No the broth of udon soup is made with a dashi which is a fish stock.
What can I substitute for dashi?
There is no real substitute for a dashi but it is simple available online on sites such as Amazon for just a few dollars.
You can also use a chicken and beef of broth instead in the recipe but it will have a very different flavor than if you a used dashi.
How do you use dashi powder?
If you are using dashi powder then you will be need to bring the amount of water needed for the recipe to a boil and then a add in 1 teaspoon of dashi powder per cup of water.
Tips and tricks on this udon soup recipe .
If you can not find a any of the ingredients at your local grocery store.
then either an Asian market and Amazon will a have all of them for just a few dollars.
the Light soy sauce is different from a dark soy sauce and effects the taste of the broth.
You can use just one type of soy sauce but the broth will not a taste the same.
You can a make homemade udon noodles to go in the soup like I did.
To store a keep the noodles and broth in separate containers.
The soup will be a good for about 2-3 days.
Udon Soup .
A classic Japanese meal a made with thick udon noodles in a flavorful broth.
This is a delicious dish that can be a made in less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
5 cups water
5 teaspoons instant dashi granules
2 tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoon mirin
1 pound dried udon noodles
1/4 cup green onions, thinly sliced
Seven-spice mixture, (optional)
Instructions.
A Cook udon noodles according to the instructions on the packaging.
the Drain and rinse under a cold water before setting aside.
it is Bring a large as pot of water to a boil.
Add in a dashi granules to the water along with dark and light soy sauce, sugar, and mirin. Bring to a simmer and let cook until the sugar and dashi have a dissolved.
The Divide noodles and broth between 4 bowls and garnish with a green onions and seven-spice. then Serve immediately.
also read : Easy Ways to Turn Chicken Broth into Dinner .