Japan

Kake Udon

Name: Kake Udon
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Japan
Ingredients: 2 portions Udon noodles; 1 L Dashi; 3 tbsp each Soy sauce & mirin; 150 g Tofu or aburaage; 2 Spring onions; a little Shichimi (optional)

Thick wheat noodles in clear dashi broth

Udon are thick, soft wheat noodles eaten in Japan for centuries. In their simplest form – kake udon – they float in a clear, warm dashi broth.

A dish of comforting simplicity: the quality of broth and noodles takes centre stage.

Servings2

Time25 min

LevelEasy

Ingredients

Udon noodles2 portions
Dashi1 L
Soy sauce & mirin3 tbsp each
Tofu or aburaage150 g
Spring onions2
Shichimi (optional)a little

★ = available authentic in the Asia Boutique

Preparation

Heat the dashi with soy sauce and mirin, season.
Cook the udon noodles per packet.
Steep diced tofu briefly in the broth.
Put noodles in bowls, pour over the hot broth.
Serve with spring onion and shichimi.

Make it original

Real udon noodles and dashi are the base. Available in the Asia Boutique.

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