Easy Curry Udon with Chicken
Quick and easy Japanese curry udon recipe made with chicken, udon noodles, carrots, onions, and flavourful curry sauce. A hearty, warming curry noodle soup that the whole family will love! Delicious dinner ready in 30 minutes!
Servings: 2
Calories: 254kcal
Equipment
- 1 Medium size pot/pan ( To cook curry soup )
- 1 Noodle boiling pot/pan ( To boil/udon )
Ingredients
- 250 gram Boneless chicken breast Or thigh ( About 8.8oz )
- 2 packet Udon noodles For 2 servings ( Around 200 gram/7 oz each packet )
- ½ Onion Cut thin slices
- 1 Carrot Cut matchstick strips
- 2 cubes Japanese curry block About 60 gram ( 2.10 oz ), Finely chopped
- 1 tbsp Cooking oil Vegetable, canola, sunflower oil, etc
- 1 tbsp Soy sauce All-purpose soy sauce
- 1 tbsp Mirin Japanese cooking rice wine
- 1 tsp Dashi powder or chicken powder Vegetable stock or chicken bouillon
- 4 cup Warm water About 1 litre, add more water if needed
- 2-3 Spring onions Cut thin slices for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the oil to medium heat, add onions and saute for 1-2 minutes until soft.
- Then add the chicken and cook for 2-3 minutes. Next, add mirin and follow with carrots.
- Add the curry blocks and stir it well until the curry blocks start to get melted.
- Then pour the warm water in. Season with soy sauce and chicken/dashi powder.
- Stir it well and simmer for another 2-3 minutes until the soup starts to get thickened to your desired consistency. ( Add more water if you prefer thinner curry soup. ) Once the soup is cooked, set it aside and keep it warm.
- Meanwhile the soup is cooking, you can boil or blanch the udon noodles by the packet instructions.
- To assemble the noodle bowl, place the udon in the bottom of the bowl, pour the curry sauce in, and garnish with chopped spring onions. Serve immediately while warm.
Notes
- Japanese soy sauce - Use all-purpose Japanese soy sauce like Kikkoman or add light soy sauce.
- Mirin - Mirin is a Japanese sweet rice cooking which is ideal for this recipe. Instead of mirin, you can use sake ( Japanese cooking wine ). If you are cooking non-alcohol or halal curry udon, you can simply omit mirin or add halal mirin brand, Kong Yen Mirin ( Wei Lin ).
- Chicken powder or dashi stock - Add Japanese dashi granules or chicken bouillon powder to bring an extra rich umami taste. Instead of these stock cubes and powder, you can add sugar to taste.
- Udon noodles - You can buy udon noodles at supermarkets and Asian grocery stores. It comes in a vacuum-sealed pack, frozen, or dry. Instead of udon, you can use your choice of thick wheat or egg noodles.
- Japanese curry block - I usually use S&B brand Golden Curry blocks. You can use your favourite curry block mild or hot.
Nutrition
Calories: 254kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 1016mg | Potassium: 656mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 5411IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 1mg
