Japanese cuisine is certainly associated with rice and seafood. If this is a Japanese restaurant, then there must be sushi and their varieties, as well as all kinds of salads with seaweed and side dishes from rice. But there is another indispensable component of the national dishes of this country - noodles. Its most popular and widest variety is udon noodles. It is cooked and served in various ways: boiled and fried, stewed and baked, cold in salads and hot in main dishes. The Japanese love her very much, and in our country she has long won universal acclaim. What recipes can you try with this noodle?
Vegetarian udon noodles
Udon goes well with meat and vegetable components, as well as with seafood. We suggest preparing several options. The first recipe is udon noodles with vegetables and tofu soy cheese. Cook the noodles (200 grams) for three minutes, meanwhile, heat the pan and pour vegetable oil into it. Slightly fry the tofu (200 grams), after five minutes add the garlic and grated ginger (to taste), cut into small pieces of champignons (15 pieces) and hot red pepper (half the pod). A little later - leek, grated carrots (1 each) and spices (1 spoon): sugar, salt, soy sauce. Cook until soft mushrooms and carrots. Then put the noodles on the plate and the vegetable side dish on top. The dish can be filled with warmed miso soup.
Appetizing noodles with creamy chicken sauce
A very hearty and tasty dish that is perfect for lunch is udon noodles with chicken in a creamy sauce. For cooking, we will use chicken breasts (500 grams). They need to be cut into thin slices and roll in spices. For this purpose, you can use seasonings for chicken and Provence herbs, as well as dry garlic, pepper and salt.
In a heated deep pan, fry the chicken slices in vegetable oil. In time it will take no more than 15 minutes. In a separate pan, udon noodles are cooked at this time until cooked. When the chicken is ready, add the cream (200 grams) to it and simmer for another 10 minutes. Put the noodles on the dish, and then the chicken on top, then pour the cream into the sauce from the pan.
Royal shrimp noodle dish
Both vegetables and chicken are excellent components for udon noodles, but they can not be compared with seafood. The next recipe is udon noodles with shrimp and tofu cheese - just a paradise treat. She is preparing like this. The noodles (400 grams) are boiled until soft for 3 minutes and mixed in a bowl with eggs (2 pieces), boiled shrimps (6 pieces), leeks (1 piece), soy sauce (75 grams) and bean sprouts (quarter cup )
Tofu is lightly fried in a heated pan, then a mixture with noodles is added to it, everything is fried for 4 minutes until the eggs are ready. Noodles with shrimp and egg are laid out in a plate, poured with lemon or lime juice and decorated with chopped peanuts.
DIY udon noodles
These are great dishes you can cook with this product. Do not be discouraged if you can not find it in the store, because it is easily prepared at home. All you need: flour (2.5 cups), water (2/3 cup) and salt (teaspoon). Dissolve the salt in water, pour the flour into a bowl and gradually add all the water. Then knead the dough for about 10 minutes, wrap it in plastic wrap and place it under a flat press to make a cake. Roll out the dough with a thickness of 3 millimeters, pouring it with flour, fold it in three and cut the noodles into strips of 5 millimeters. Ready noodles need to be cooked immediately after cooking, and then mixed with any ingredients, fry, stew and serve.
We hope that now Japanese udon noodles will become a frequent guest at your table. Enjoy your meal!