Kitsune Udon Soup (Japanese Noodle Recipe)
Savor the deliciousness with a bowl of Kitsune Udon! This simple yet satisfying Japanese noodle soup has a taste you’ll love.
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I’ll walk you through the ingredients and step-by-step instructions. I hope you enjoy it!
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Recipe Ingredients
You’ll need the following ingredients to make this Kitsune Udon Recipe:
Inari Age
This Inari age is the main topping for Kitsune Udon. It has absorbed the delicious seasonings, making it tasty and full of flavor. It is also used in Inari Sushi.
How To Make Kitsune Udon: STEP BY STEP
Here are some quick visual instructions! For the video and all the detailed ingredients and instructions, go to the printable recipe card below.
Step 1
Cut the aburaage into quarters.
Step 2
Simmer the aburaage with soy sauce, mirin, and sugar to make Inari age.
Step 3
Put soup ingredients into a large pot and bring it to a boil.
Step 4
Boil udon noodles.
Serve the noodles in a bowl, pour the soup, and finish it with toppings. Enjoy these hearty udon noodles! For an added spicy kick, sprinkle it with shichimi togarashi, a delightful Japanese spice blend.
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Kitsune Udon Soup (Japanese Noodle Recipe)
Print Pin SaveEquipment
- 1 Medium saucepan 18 cm/7 inches
- 1 Strainer
Ingredients
For Aburaage
- ½ cup Water
- ½ Tbsp Sugar
- 1 Tbsp Mirin
- 1 Tbsp Soy sauce
Noodle Soup
- 3¼ cup Water, 780ml
- 1 tsp Kombu Dashi powder, 5g
- 2 Tbsp Mirin
- 2 Tbsp Soy sauce
- ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Prepare scallion: Finely chop the scallion.
- Prepare Aburaage: Remove excess oil from the aburaage with a paper towel and cut it into quarters.
- Simmer Aburaage: In a saucepan, bring the seasonings (soy sauce, mirin, and sugar) to a boil. Add the aburaage and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes or until it absorbs the flavors.
- Make the Udon Soup: In a large pot, add water, dashi powder, mirin, soy sauce, and salt and boil over medium heat.
- Boil the Udon Noodles: While making the soup, add the udon noodles to a separate pot of boiling water and cook them for about two minutes.
- Drain the noodles: Drain using a strainer and quickly rinse under cold water to remove the extra starch.
- Serve: Serve the drained noodles in a bowl, pour the soup, and place the aburaage, and scallions on top. You can top it with shichimi togarashi, a Japanese spice, for an extra kick.
Video
Notes
- Adjusting Soup Seasoning: If your udon soup is too salty, you can balance it by diluting it with water. Conversely, if it’s too mild, add more salt to enhance the flavor.
- Udon noodles typically take a couple of minutes to cook frozen noodles and around 10 minutes or more for fresh or dried noodles. The cooking time can vary depending on the type and brand of udon noodles, so please follow the package directions.