This recipe comes courtesy of my collaborator, Yumiko Nikaido who resides in Tokyo. It's a very simple stir fry dish that's easy to create and very quick to prepare. The flavours are quite typical for a Japanese noodle dish but with the added richness and umami of miso and a little kick from the generous use of black pepper and a dash of hot sesame oil just before serving. The recipe uses pork but works very well with chicken and beef as well. As a planet friendly alternative, you won't lose any flavour if you go completely meat free either - just increase the amount of vegetables you plough into the recipe.
I use a mild, rather sweet miso when I make this dish but it works well with darker, saltier varieties of miso as well. If you're just starting out with miso, just remember the general rule: the darker the miso, the stronger and saltier the flavour - choose the miso according to your own taste preference and you won't go wrong.
As I said above, this is a very simple dish to make. You can have it ready in less than 30 minutes.
If this makes you want to introduce some noodles into your culinary life, you can find the Youtube tutorial by clicking Miso Yaki Udon or by scrolling to the bottom of the page. The written recipe is just below.
Happy stir frying! Kurumi XXXX.
ingredients:
(makes 2 servings)
1/4 sweet pointed cabbage
1/2 red bell pepper
1/2 small-medium carrot
200g / 7oz belly pork
some black pepper
2 portions of Japanese udon noodles, fresh or frozen
some dried chilli flakes (as much as you wish)
1 tsp garlic paste
a dash of hot sesame oil (or chilli oil)
for the stir fry sauce;
1 tbsp cooking sake
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp mirin
2 tbsp miso paste
a dash of pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil
how to:
first, prepare the vegetables:
chop the cabbage into large chunks. remove the seeds and cut the red bell pepper into thin strips. last, slice the carrot and then cut into matchsticks
slice the belly pork into small chunks and sprinkle generously with black pepper
next, make the stir fry sauce:
combine the cooking sake, soy sauce, mirin and miso in a bowl. add another dash of black pepper. mix into a sauce and then set aside
now to stir fry:
heat the vegetable oil in a large frying pan. add the sliced pork and stir fry for about 2 minutes
add the vegetables to the pan and stir fry for another 2 minutes
now, add the stir fry sauce, garlic paste, dried chilli flakes and the udon. stir fry for another 3 minutes and your dish is ready to serve
plate up and drizzle with a little sesame oil over the top
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