Udon Beef Noodle Bowl Food

UDON-BEEF NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Cook noodles per package directions; drain.
• Add garlic, pepper, and broth to a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Lower heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• Combine soy sauce, sake, and honey in a small bowl; stir with a whisk.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over med-high heat.
• Add in mushrooms and carrots, stir/saute 2 minutes.
• Stir in soy sauce mixture; cook 2 minutes stirring constantly.
• Add vegetable mixture to broth mixture; stir in beef.
• Cook 2 minutes or until beef loses its pink color.
• Stir in noodles, green onions, and spinach.
• Serve immediately.

MUSHROOM UDON NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Make the broth: In a large pot, bring 8 cups water to a boil over high heat. Add scallion, dried mushrooms, seaweed (if using), ginger, garlic, fresh mushroom trimmings and salt. Reduce heat to a gentle simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Strain and set aside.
• Meanwhile, in a separate pot, cook udon noodles until al dente, then drain, rinse well with cold water, and keep at room temperature.
• In a soup pot, melt butter over medium-high heat and swirl to coat the bottom of the pot. Add leeks and sliced shiitake and cook, stirring, until softened, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add ginger, garlic, mirin, sesame oil and soy sauce and cook for 1 minute. Turn heat to high, add reserved broth and bring to a simmer.
• Add bok choy and reserved noodles and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, until greens are cooked and noodles are heated through. Gently stir in miso and tofu. Turn off heat.
• Using tongs, divide noodles among 4 to 6 bowls. Ladle hot soup over noodles. Sprinkle with scallions and serve. Pass togarashi or crushed red pepper at the table.

ASIAN STEAK AND NOODLE BOWL

Steps:

• Whisk soy sauce, vegetable oil, brown sugar, ginger, and garlic powder together in a large bowl. Pierce flank steak several times with a large fork. Place in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Let marinate in the refrigerator, at least 4 hours and up to overnight.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Cook udon noodles in boiling water, stirring occasionally, until tender yet firm to the bite, 13 to 14 minutes. Drain.
• Heat a large skillet over high heat. Remove steak from marinade and cook until well-browned, about 2 minutes per side. Reserve marinade.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Grill steak, basting with half of the reserved marinade, until internal temperature reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C) for medium or 150 degrees F (65 degrees C) for medium-well, at least 10 minutes per side. Slice steak thinly against the grain.
• Combine remaining marinade, snow peas, broccoli florets, and mirin in the skillet. Cook and stir over medium-high heat until snow peas are tender, about 2 minutes. Add drained noodles; mix well to combine.
• Divide noodle mixture among large bowls. Top with steak slices.

BEEF UDON

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, add dashi, soy sauce and sugar; bring it to a boil.
• Taste the soup and adjust the taste with Kosher salt as it will enhance the flavor without adding additional sugar or soy sauce. Cover and keep it on low heat.
• Bring a big pot of water to a boil. Once boiling, cook the frozen udon for 1 minute. Loosen up the noodles once they start to separate.
• Once the udon is done cooking, use fine sieve to drain water and transfer to serving bowls.
• While cooking udon, you can start heating the large frying pan. Once it's heated, add oil and cook the leek until tender.
• Add the meat and brown all sides. Don't move the meat around until it's nicely seared.
• Add sugar and soy sauce. When the sauce has caramelized and slightly thicken, turn off the heat.
• By this time, the noodle should be in the serving bowls. Pour the hot soup over the udon noodles in the bowls. Then serve the meat on top of the udon noodles.
• Place the narutomaki (fish cake) and garnish with remaining toppings. If you like it spicy, sprinkle Shichimi Togarashi (Japanese 7 spice).