5 Slurp-tastic Udon Specials for Fast & Easy Meals

Yes, you can savour more home-cooked meals even on busy days. Enter Japanese Udon. Made of wheat flour, salt, and water, this thick, soft, and chewy noodle is easy to cook and superbly versatile to take on pretty much any flavour. A traditional Japanese staple food with a satiating taste and texture that’s simply irresistible, beloved since the Edo period. Today, you can get your Udon in convenient packs of dried strands that are easy to cook — just boil in hot water to soften them and bring back their full thickness and signature chewiness.

Although probably best known for steamy noodle soups, Udon is also delicious in stir-fries, chilled delights, and wholesome salads. All of which are perfect for your easy and satisfying home-cooked enjoyment.

Stir Fried Udon with Pork Belly

Stir fry is the ubiquitous Asian technique for fast cooking. In Japanese cuisine, stir fries are known as Yaki dishes, and the Yaki Udon is among the faves, always cooked with protein and veggies for tasteful one-plate meals. There are practically endless variations of Yaki Udon. Let’s start you off with a scrumptious pork belly Yaki Udon with fragrant onion, crunchy cabbage, and zesty spring onion. Flavoured with a simple yet savoury blend of soy sauce, mirin,sake and dashi. From prep to cook and ready to serve in just 20 minutes!

Stir Fried Udon with Seafood

Besides pork, chicken, or beef, Yaki Udon is also awesome with mixed seafood like prawns, mussels, calamari and fish cakes. Try this easy, sumptuous and flavour-packed recipe with Udon noodles, seafood mix and assorted veggies. Made alluringly savoury with a blend of soy sauce, cooking sake and dashi powder, and garnished with red pickled ginger, dried seaweed flakes and bonito flakes.

Stir Fried Udon with Miso, Crispy Tofu & Veggies

Need a veggie fix? Yaki Udon is great for that too! Enjoy a slurp-tastic treat with crispy fried tofu, mushrooms, sweet snow peas and red capsicum. Flavoured with a deeply savoury sauce blend of miso paste, toasted sesame oil, water and a light dash of sugar. Yummy, wholesome and comforting. Try it with our recipe!

Bukkake Udon

Want a chilled and simple meal to relax to, that will also surprise your tastebuds and leave you full and satisfied? Discover the magnificent savoury joy of Bukkake Udon. The name refers to the richly flavoured ice-chilled broth lathered onto the cooked noodles. The broth is made of dashi stock, light soy sauce, sake, mirin and brown sugar, resulting in a bold and tantalising sweet-savoury flavour that lingers as you slurp. Also garnished with eggs, bonito flakes, cucumber, pickled ginger, spring onion and sesame seeds for extra flavour, texture and aroma.

Chicken & Veggies Udon Salad with Japanese-style Dressing

Udon noodles can transform a simple salad into a scrumptious, satisfying meal as well. Tossed with pan-fried chicken, edamame, cabbage, cucumber, and a Japanese-style dressing of rice vinegar, soy sauce and vegetable oil that gives your salad an alluring shine and savoury, tangy flavour. Make it fresh with our easy recipe!

About Hakubaku Organic Udon Noodles

As mentioned, you can get Udon noodles in packed dried strands that are easy to cook — simply boil in hot water. Hakubaku Organic Udon is our recommended brand. Made fresh in Australia, the Japanese way, every pack of Hakubaku Udon is crafted with the highest quality organic wheat and exceptional care, to ensure a truly tasty and easy cooking experience, every time. Suitable for any of your preferred hot and cold dishes. Learn more about Hakubaku products at hakubaku.com.au