Kansai-Style Tempura Udon with Frozen Udon Noodles

Name: Kansai-Style Tempura Udon with Frozen Udon Noodles
Yield: Serves 1 serving
Ingredients: 1 1/4 cups water (300 ml); 3 teaspoons dashi granules; 2 teaspoons light soy sauce; 2 teaspoons mirin; 1 pack frozen udon noodles; 1 piece store-bought tempura; 2 slices kamaboko (fish cake); Chopped green onions, to taste; Optional: shichimi togarashi or thinly sliced yuzu peel

kyoko8759 @cook_40054685

This is super easy—perfect for busy people! The flavor is inspired by the standing udon shops at Hiroshima Station.

How this recipe came about:
I wanted to make udon soup using only seasonings I already had at home, without having to buy special udon soup base. After experimenting with different amounts, I found this combination that works great!

This is super easy—perfect for busy people! The flavor is inspired by the standing udon shops at Hiroshima Station.

kyoko8759 @cook_40054685

This is super easy—perfect for busy people! The flavor is inspired by the standing udon shops at Hiroshima Station.

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Ingredients

Serves 1 serving

1 1/4 cupswater (300 ml)
3 teaspoonsdashi granules
2 teaspoonslight soy sauce
2 teaspoonsmirin
1 packfrozen udon noodles
1 piecestore-bought tempura
2 sliceskamaboko (fish cake)
Chopped green onions, to taste
Optional: shichimi togarashi or thinly sliced yuzu peel

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Steps

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Add the water, dashi granules, light soy sauce, and mirin to a pot. Bring to a boil, then add the frozen udon noodles. Gently separate the noodles with chopsticks as they thaw. Once heated through, turn off the heat.
2

Pour the soup and noodles into a bowl. Top with green onions, tempura, kamaboko, and, if you like, shichimi togarashi or yuzu peel. Enjoy!
3

Adding yuzu peel, as suggested by Marley (who sent in a recipe photo), was a game changer!
4

This uses the same seasoning as the meat udon made with bulgogi beef in Recipe ID: 20231036.
5

The Genki Udon in Recipe ID: 19919228 also uses this same seasoning.
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You can use frozen soba noodles instead of udon to make tempura soba with this recipe.
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By the way, adding a little grated daikon radish and wakame seaweed to soba is great for people with high blood pressure or those who are prone to constipation!