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Curry Udon

A hearty Japanese-style curry udon with chewy noodles served in a thick curry broth simmered with sweet potato, zucchini, carrot, and minced pork.

Curry Udon
Servings2 servings
Cook timeUnder 60 minutes
DifficultyBeginner

Ingredients

Main

  • Udon noodles2 servings
  • Carrot1 handful
  • Zucchini1 handful
  • Onion1 handful
  • Sweet potato1 handful
  • Ground porkA little
  • Water4 cups
  • Curry roux cubes4 pieces
  • Udon tsuyu (liquid soup base)2 tablespoons
  • Ground pepperto taste
  • Cooking oilAs needed

Directions

  1. 1
    Step 1

    Finely dice the sweet potato, zucchini, onion, and carrot to use in the curry udon.

  2. 2
    Step 2

    Heat oil in a pan and stir-fry the prepared vegetables together with the minced pork.

  3. 3
    Step 3

    Once the vegetables are half-cooked, pour in 4 cups of water and bring to a boil.

  4. 4
    Step 4

    Add 2 tablespoons of the udon tsuyu (liquid soup base) that comes with the udon noodles.

  5. 5
    Step 5

    Next, add the 4 pieces of curry roux and simmer together.

  6. 6
    Step 6

    Simmer until the broth thickens, then season with pepper to taste to finish.

  7. 7
    Step 7

    Boil water in a pot, cook the udon noodles until soft, then drain in a strainer.

  8. 8
    Step 8

    Add the blanched udon noodles to the curry broth you made earlier.

  9. 9
    Step 9

    Mix the curry broth and noodles evenly and bring to a boil once more to finish.

  10. 10
    Step 10

    Curry udon complete! Chewy noodles in a thick curry broth — enjoy the noodles first, then mix the leftover broth with rice if you like.

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