Yakiudon with Shrimps and Vegetables
Among the Japanese noodles varieties, I have special affinity towards ramen, soba and udon. My Yakiudon recipe with Shrimps and Vegetables is comfort food for me and it is light! So I consider it often for my family, as it is flavourful and healthy. I used to make yakisoba (Japanese stir-fried noodles) very often in Hong Kong. Sometimes, I used to make Stir-Fried Udon with Squids and Pork, which is a kind of yakiudon. Yakiudon is a kind of yakisoba, but it uses fried udon noodles instead. This recipe is my version of yakiudon and I love this with a piece of browned, boiled egg, stir-fried in a special sauce. Japanese cooks would love to add beni–shoga (pickled red ginger) and katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes) to yakiudon and these add a different dimension to the yakiudon, but as these are optional and I didn’t have these in my pantry, I made my yakiudon without them and using ingredients easily available in Mumbai gourmet food stores.
This dish is an excellent example of quick cooking and takes less than 30 minutes to make. A noodle-addict like me, loves it for quick brunches or afternoon snack! I could not find fresh udon in Mumbai, so I used dried udon. To know how to make the browned egg, please refer to my Tonkotsu Ramen recipe.
Yakiudon with Shrimps and Vegetables
Ingredients
- Dried udon noodles: 1 pack I used Roland
- Shrimps with heads intact: 250 g
- Japanese soy sauce: 4 tsp
- Pepper powder: ½ tsp
- Mirin: 2 tsp
- Sake: 1.5 tsp
- Spring onions finely chopped: 2 stalks
- Onions chopped: ½ cup
- Garlic crushed: 1 tsp
- Sesame oil for cooking
- Worcestershire sauce: 1 tsp
- Salt: ¼ tsp
- Sugar: ½ tsp
- Sesame seeds toasted
- Cabbage thinly shredded: ½ cup
- Mushrooms chopped: ½ cup
- Broccoli florets: handful
Instructions
- Marinate the shrimps with 2 tsp soy sauce and ½ tsp pepper powder, atleast for 20 min.
- Cook the udon noodles according to package instructions, taking care not to overcook. Drain and set aside.
- Heat oil in large pan or wok. Add onion and sauté for 2 min on high flame. Add the garlic, mushrooms, broccoli and cabbage and sauté for 5 min. Add the marinated shrimps.
- After five more minutes, add the green onions and all the sauces, sake, mirin, sugar and salt. Stir-fry for 2 min. Add the boiled and drained udon. Mix everything together to coat the sauce evenly with the noodles. Stir-fry for 5 min. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds, if desired. I added my browned egg as a garnish.
July 3, 2013 @ 10:11 pm
Your noodles look delicious and very inviting, Purabi! Wishing you a great week!!!
July 4, 2013 @ 3:34 am
Thanks, Denise. It is really tasty, yet simple and quick!
July 3, 2013 @ 10:17 pm
I’ve never met a noodle dish I didn’t like! And the record is intact – this looks terrific! Great flavors, and it’s just gorgeous. Nice light in the photos. Really good stuff – thanks.
July 4, 2013 @ 3:38 am
I agree with you, even I never had a noodles dish which I didn’t like! I had many kinds from different parts of Asia, quite addictive! You’ll love this yakiudon, John. Have a good day!
July 4, 2013 @ 3:16 am
Hi Purabi, your noodles dish look so appetizing, love the huge prawns and the egg. Excellent pictures.
Have a nice day.
July 4, 2013 @ 3:39 am
Thank you so much, Amelia! I am glad that you liked my yakiudon version. 🙂
July 4, 2013 @ 11:25 am
You always know how to make me drool!
July 4, 2013 @ 12:15 pm
Looks like a perfect dinner for my belly!! I would need two servings. 🙂 I love shrimp and pasta together. 🙂
July 4, 2013 @ 1:31 pm
This sounds like a wonderful dish and you certainly photographed it well. It could not look more enticing.
July 5, 2013 @ 8:23 am
Thanks, John! The photography is done by my husband this time. Yakiudon is one of our family favourites, you know! 🙂
July 4, 2013 @ 3:15 pm
These are like comfort food to me. Love noodles any time of day or night!
July 5, 2013 @ 8:20 am
Thanks Abbe. I just made another version of yakiudon today, with shredded teriyaki salmon. Can’t have enough of this wonderful dish, with so many variations possible. Enjoy your weekend!
July 5, 2013 @ 9:16 am
The photos look great and very professional. I like the recipe too!
July 5, 2013 @ 10:24 am
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July 6, 2013 @ 1:09 pm
I am a complete newbie to ramen udon etc. It’s not a common food in goa too, otherwise I would have been eating it regularly I guess. mhm you added mirin and sake, I wonder what it tastes like. I bet amazing!!
July 8, 2013 @ 3:13 am
Definitely need to pick up some udon noodles. I haven’t used them much and they look delicious in dish. As always, your seasoning and flavors sound wonderful!
July 9, 2013 @ 2:50 am
I love udon noodles with Asian flavors. This sounds delicious. Great photo as well.
July 9, 2013 @ 1:44 pm
I am not particular about the type of noodles. In fact there’s so many varieties over here but……. I love the flavors you added into this noodle dish. Also the combo of veggies with it. I have mirin and sake and the rest of ingredients are also easy to be found over here. Besides rice, we eat noodles quite often and gonna make for the weekend. Need a break from the usual style.
July 10, 2013 @ 4:37 pm
OMG I just love dishes like this – looks soooooo delicious!
July 11, 2013 @ 3:07 pm
What an appetizing plate of food! Looks wonderful.
July 12, 2013 @ 10:05 pm
This looks delicious! I’d love to try making the eggs too.
July 13, 2013 @ 9:10 am
Hi Purabi, I don’t make noodle dishes often enough so thanks for this recipe. Fast and delicious – perfect!
July 13, 2013 @ 12:41 pm
Your pictures are extraordinary Purabi! I love shrimp so this dish would be something I’m sure I’d love.
July 13, 2013 @ 4:14 pm
This one is bookmarked, thanks for the recipe! I found your blog via a comment you made recently to an article at the Gastonomica blog. I’m thrilled to subscribe to your blog, it’s already making me hungry. ~Tom~ http://tomhitt.wordpress.com
July 15, 2013 @ 7:27 am
Thank you, Tom! Welcome to Cosmopolitan Currymania. 🙂
July 23, 2013 @ 6:55 pm
I can see why you liked my shrimp dish after seeing this lovely recipe! Beautiful photos also.
Thank you so much for your visit and I like your site very much!
August 5, 2013 @ 6:25 am
One of my daughter’s favorite udon recipes is Yakiudon! It’s a great dish too as we can put some protein and veggies and it can be a single dish meal. 🙂 Your Yakiudon looks delicious!!