Udon Noodles Served in a Pot 361kcal / per person

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category Soup/NoodlesSee the Related Food Category Page
recipe number 00605
cooking time 30 minutes
comment This dish is served in individual donabe (earthen pots). It is recommended for a light meal or a late evening snack.
image Hot udon noodles are sometimes garnished with soft-boiled eggs. The soup is also delicious.
Udon noodles (boiled) 400 g
Eggs 2
Carrots 20 g
Chicken breasts, skinned 80 g
Spinach 60 g
Fresh shiitake mushrooms 20 g
Green onions
If not available, chives or leek can be used instead.		 4 g
(A) Dashi soup stock
Dashi stock is essential for this recipe.		 3 cups
(A) Soy sauce 1 tsp
(A) Mirin 1/2 tbsp
(A) Salt 2.6 g

Slice the chicken into thin diagonal cuts (sogi-giri) and cut the carrot into rectangles (tanzaku-giri). Boil the spinach in water and then submerge it in cold water to keep the green color. Squeeze out the water and cut it into 3-cm long pieces.

Remove the stem of the shiitake and slice into thin diagonal cuts (sogi-giri). Cut the green onions diagonally (naname-giri).

Boil the (A) dashi in a pot, and season with salt, soy sauce, and mirin. Place the noodles, chicken, carrots and shiitake in the pot. Crack the egg into the pot.

As a final touch, add the spinach and the green onion on top, and cook for a short time. It is done when the egg is half hard-boiled.

technique Combining many kinds of low-calorie ingredients will make this dish satisfying and nutritious. Do not overcook; udon noodles should not be mushy.
  1. Slice the chicken into thin diagonal cuts (sogi-giri) and cut the carrot into rectangles (tanzaku-giri). Boil the spinach in water and then submerge it in cold water to keep the green color. Squeeze out the water and cut it into 3-cm long pieces.
  2. Remove the stem of the shiitake and slice into thin diagonal cuts (sogi-giri). Cut the green onions diagonally (naname-giri).
  3. Boil the (A) dashi in a pot, and season with salt, soy sauce, and mirin. Place the noodles, chicken, carrots and shiitake in the pot. Crack the egg into the pot.
  4. As a final touch, add the spinach and the green onion on top, and cook for a short time. It is done when the egg is half hard-boiled.