Tanuki Udon Soup (Japanese Noodle Recipe)
Treat yourself to the heartwarming Tanuki Udon soup—a cozy, satisfying Japanese noodle dish that guarantees a delightful meal experience!
Looking for easy udon recipes? Try my Kake Udon, Zaru Udon, or Kitsune Udon!
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 Tanuki Udon:
How To Make Tanuki 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
Finely chop the scallions.
Step 2
Rehydrate the dry wakame seaweed.
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! If you like a spicy kick, top it with a sprinkle of shichimi togarashi, a Japanese spice blend.
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Tanuki Udon Soup (Japanese Noodle Recipe)
Print Pin SaveEquipment
- 1 Medium saucepan 18 cm/7 inches
- 1 Strainer
Ingredients
Noodle Soup
- 3¼ cup Water, 780ml
- 1 tsp Dashi powder
- 2 Tbsp Mirin
- 2 Tbsp Soy sauce
- ½ tsp Salt
Instructions
- Prepare the toppings: Prepare tenkasu in a small bowl. Place the dried wakame in a small bowl and let it soak for about 5 minutes. Drain the seaweed completely. Finely chop the scallion.
- 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 tenkasu, wakame, 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 noodle cooking time typically takes a couple of minutes to cook frozen udon noodles and around 10 minutes or more for fresh or dried udon noodles. The cooking time can vary depending on the type and brand of udon noodles, so please follow the package directions.
- Making homemade tenkasu is simple. Prepare a tempura batter, apply a generous amount to a brush, and gradually drop it into hot oil. Fry for about 2 minutes or until golden brown.