Posted on 12th Jul 2025

Beef Udon

Craving something delicious and comforting? Try our delicious Japanese Beef Udon recipe! This hearty dish features tender beef, thick udon noodles, and a savoury broth that's perfect for any meal!

Cuisine

Japanese

Time

30 mins

Servings

2 people

Ingredients

200g Udon noodles

Stir Fry

200g beef (rib eye or sirloin)
3 spring onions
neutral oil

Broth

1 tbspAmoy light soy sauce
1 tsp sake
2 tbsp Hamadaya dashi stock
1 tsp caster sugar
500 ml water

Deglazing Liquid/ Sauces

1/2 cup of Hamadaya dashi stock
1 tsp sake
2 Tablespoons Amoy soy sauce
2 Tablespoons Hamadaya mirin
Pinch of sugar

2 spring onions for garnish
Shichimi togarashi (optional)

Method

PREPARATION

Finely slice the beef, and spring onions.

COOKING

Start by making the broth. In a saucepan with boiling water, add the dashi powder and simmer for a couple of minutes. Add the mirin, sake, soy sauce, and sugar. Dissolve the sugar and simmer for 3-4 minutes.

For the beef, on a wok or frying pan on medium heat, add the vegetable oil. Start by adding the spring onions, cook for 2-3 minutes, followed by the thinly sliced beef. Once the beef has browned, add the deglazing liquid/sauces and braise for a further 2-3 minutes.

To serve, heat the noodles as per the package instructions. In a bowl lade a spoonful of the the broth, followed by the noodles and topped with beef, spring onions and shichimi togarashi