Super Easy! Just Slice, Top, and Simmer Nabeyaki Udon

Name: Super Easy! Just Slice, Top, and Simmer Nabeyaki Udon
Yield: Serves 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 pack cooked udon noodles; 1 ladle (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) concentrated noodle soup base (3x strength); As needed, your choice of meat or shrimp; 1 egg; As needed, green onion (scallion); 2 cups water (about 500 ml); As needed, your choice of vegetables (such as shiitake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, etc.); As needed, kamaboko (fish cake)

おかぶ〜ま @cook_40111247

Our family loves udon, so we always make this easy and quick nabeyaki udon to warm up!
Recipe background:
As long as you have udon, you can make this anytime with ingredients you have at home. It's budget-friendly and you can change up the toppings based on what you have, so I came up with this recipe to make something delicious with minimal effort.

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Ingredients

Serves 1 serving

1 packcooked udon noodles
1ladle (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) concentrated noodle soup base (3x strength)
As needed, your choice of meat or shrimp
1egg
As needed, green onion (scallion)
2 cupswater (about 500 ml)
As needed, your choice of vegetables (such as shiitake mushrooms, shimeji mushrooms, etc.)
As needed, kamaboko (fish cake)

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Steps

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Add 2 cups water (about 500 ml) and 1 ladle (about 1/4 cup or 60 ml) of 3x concentrated noodle soup base to a pot for nabeyaki. A regular pot works fine too.
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Add 1 pack of cooked udon noodles.
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Top with your favorite ingredients. If you add the egg at the beginning, it will be hard-boiled. For a soft-boiled egg, add it partway through cooking.
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Place the pot on the stove and heat on high until it starts to boil around the edges, then reduce to low, cover loosely, and simmer until the toppings are cooked through. An induction cooktop works too.
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If any foam or scum appears, skim it off with a ladle. If it doesn't bother you, you can leave it.
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Top with shichimi (Japanese seven spice) if you like, and it's ready! The main photo has kimchi as a topping—highly recommended if you like it spicy!
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In March 2018, thanks to everyone, this became the #1 most popular recipe! Thank you so much!
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In January 2019, thanks to a report from Densan, this recipe became a hot topic! It was a tough one to get popular, so I'm super happy!
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In December 2020, this recipe was featured in Cookpad News! Thank you so much!