Japanese cuisine: udon with chicken and vegetables, recipe

Japanese food is very popular all over the world. In any metropolis there must be a Japanese restaurant where you can taste national dishes of the country of long-livers and samurai.

Among the admirers of Japanese dishes, the greatest demand is for sushi - a dish of rice and seafood; Soup misosiru - the first dish containing miso paste; Tempura - pieces of poultry, seafood or vegetables fried in vegetable oil, which were preliminarily dipped in a batter; Udon is a dish made from noodles made from wheat flour without the use of eggs. Udon noodles with chicken and vegetables (the recipe is given below) will become the main dish of this article.

Of what do udon

Udon - a kind of national Japanese noodles, which produces 3 components: wheat flour, water and salt. Its feature is the complete absence of eggs. From the dough prepared from the listed ingredients, a long noodle with a diameter of 2-4 mm is drawn. The color of the noodles depends on the quality of the flour used and can be white or dirty white. Ready noodles are soft and supple.

From udon prepare both first and second dishes. Noodles can be served on the table hot, but it tastes fine and cold. It is often cooked with various kinds of meat, seafood, vegetables, and season with a dark or light soy sauce.

Try to cook in your kitchen dish of noodles, chicken and vegetables. All the ingredients used in the recipes can be found in almost any store. No special utensils are also needed.

Udon noodles with chicken and vegetables, recipe

For 3 servings you will need the following products:

• Noodles noodles -300 g.
• Chicken fillet - 250 g.
• Mushrooms, preferably champignons - 200 g.
• Peking cabbage - 60 g.
• Bulgarian pepper - 150 g.
• Tavern - 150 g.
• Onion - 100 g.
• Carrots - 1 root.
• Potato starch - 6 tbsp.
• Vegetable oil - 100 g.
• Garlic - 1 slice.
• Soy sauce - 100 ml.

Steps to prepare:

1. Cabbage, zucchini, onions, peppers and carrots chop a thin and long straw.
2. Mushrooms cut into large cubes.
3. Chicken fillet cut into small strips, zapanirovat in starch and quickly fry in a sauté pan with vegetable oil on high heat.
4. After the fillet has browned, pour prepared vegetables to it, except cabbage. Fry them with chicken, do not take out the fire and watch so that they do not burn out. Bring vegetables to half-cooked.
5. Lastly, add cabbage and pre-cooked udon noodles. Prepare the prepared dish and remove the stewpan from the stove. Add the soy sauce, mix again.

Yaki udon tory (udon noodles with chicken and vegetables) turned out well. It remains to lay the cooked noodles in plates and serve the dish on the table. The Japanese eat udon with chopsticks, but you can use a fork.

If you do not have champignons on hand, they can easily be replaced with oyster mushrooms or dry shiitake mushrooms. We advise you to decorate the dish with cilantro greens or sesame seeds.

Tips for making udon noodles

To cook a delicious udon with chicken and vegetables and surprise your family with an unusual Japanese dish, follow these tips:

• It is best to boil the noodles in chicken broth - so it will get a rich taste and will not be watery.
• Do not brew udon too long - it will stick together and lose shape, it will look like porridge.
• Instead of soy sauce, you can use teriyaki sauce.
• For the preparation of second dishes udon is desirable not just boil, and additionally fry until golden, about 7 minutes.

Udon with chicken and vegetables, recipe number 2

Composition of products (4 servings):

• Chicken fillet - 700 g.
• Carrots - 1 root.
• Noodles wheaten udon - 350 g.
• Green onions (stalks) - 40 g.
• Canned corn - 70 g.
• Teriyaki sauce - 200 ml.
• Soy sauce - 70 ml.
• Sesame seeds - 15 g.

How to cook:

1. Chicken fillet cut into medium-sized slices. Fry the fillet in a frying pan with vegetable oil, do not salt, the fire must be strong. After the ruddy crust is formed, add the teriyaki sauce and continue frying the fillets on low heat.
2. Carrot and pepper finely chop, then add to the chicken, pour teriyaki sauce. Continue to fry.
3. Udon noodles pre-boil.
4. In a frying pan with chicken and vegetables, shift the udon noodles, add corn, chopped onions. If necessary, pour the sauce teriyaki. Stir the prepared dish thoroughly.

Ready udon with chicken and vegetables to serve on plates plates, sprinkle with sesame seeds.

As you can see, it is not difficult to feel the taste of Japan at all. Try to cook these Japanese dishes in your kitchen!