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Stir-Fried Udon Noodles Recipe (With Egg And Chicken)

Madhushree Dutta
Recipe to make delicious Yaki Udon easily. Simple ingredients, instructions, and equipment to prepare tasty Stir-Fried Udon Noodles quickly at home.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Servings 4 servings

Equipment

  • 1 Induction Cooktop
  • 1 Kadhai

Ingredients
  

  • 3-4 Packets Udon Noodles
  • 300 g Chicken boneless; or any meat of choice
  • 2 Eggs
  • 7-8 Button Mushrooms
  • 1 Bell Pepper medium
  • ½ Bok Choy
  • ½ cup Spring Onion chopped; white part
  • 3 tbsp Spring Onion chopped; green part
  • 4-5 Garlic cloves
  • 2-3 tbsp Korean Chili Oil
  • 2 tbsp Mirin or Cooking Wine; optional
  • 4 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
  • 3-4 tbsp Oyster Sauce or Teriyaki Sauce
  • 1 tsp Vinegar
  • 3 tsp White Castor Sugar or Brown Sugar
  • Salt to taste
  • Vegetable Oil

Instructions
 

Marinate the Meat

  • First, clean the chicken or any meat of choice.
  • Next, cut them into small cubes and marinate them with a bit of oil, salt to taste, and vinegar.
  • Cover and keep them aside to rest for about 20 minutes.

Prepare the Veggies

  • Wash the veggies thoroughly.
  • Next, slice the mushrooms. Mince the garlic and cut the bell pepper into juliennes.
  • Chop the spring onions and keep them aside. Also, slice the bok choy leaves in half.

Prepare the Sauce

  • In a bowl, add dark soy sauce, mirin or cooking wine, and Oyster sauce or Teriyaki sauce.
  • Mix them nicely until well combined.
  • Now, add the castor sugar or brown sugar and vinegar.
  • Whisk everything until the sugar completely dissolves and keep it aside.

Boil the Noodles

  • Take a boiling pot and add water.
  • Let the water come to a boil and then immerse the frozen udon noodles into it.
  • Let it cook for 2 minutes and then strain it completely. (Frozen noodles do not take too much time to cook and do not get mushy).

Prepare the egg

  • Next, take a non-stick pan and add oil. Keep the flame on low.
  • Whisk one egg with some salt and add it to the pan.
  • Gently spread the whisked egg throughout the pan. Cover it and let it cook on low flame.
  • When done take it out on a plate and do the same with the other egg.
  • After this, let them cool down and then roll the egg sheaths together. Make sure not to break them.
  • Now, slice them thinly like noodles. When done, keep them side.

Prepare the meat

  • Next, take a wok and add around 3-4 tbsp Oil.
  • Let the oil heat until it smokes a little. Spread it throughout the wok.
  • Keep the flame on medium and then add the minced garlic.
  • Fry it until golden and then add the chicken or any other meat.
  • Stir and let the meat cook through halfway. Then add the mushrooms.
  • Sauté all the ingredients until the mushrooms are almost cooked.

Add the veggies

  • Then add the bok choy and bell peppers.
  • Give them a nice toss and sauté them until they are a bit soft.
  • After this, add the white part of the spring onion.

Add the sauce mix

  • Toss everything one more time and then add the sauce mix.

Add the noodles

  • Combine the meat and the veggies with the sauce and then add the udon noodles.

Make the Stir-Fried Udon

  • Stir all the ingredients gently and continuously on medium to high flame.
  • Take a taste test and add salt if needed.
  • When everything comes together, transfer it into a bowl.

Garnish

  • Garnish the stir-fried udon noodles with the sliced fried eggs, spring onions (green part), and white sesame seeds.