This vegan yaki udon is a rich and savory Japanese style stir-fried noodle dish.
By now I’m sure you’re all aware of my long-standing noodle obsession. One of my favorite noodle dishes of all time is this yaki udon. Udon noodles are super thick and lush and cook in under 2 minutes. So not only is this dish absolutely delicious, it’s the perfect 10-minute meal to make when you’re tired.
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Introduction to Vegan Yaki Udon Noodles
Yaki udon is a Japanese stir-fried noodle dish that has the perfect balance between sweet, savory, tart, and spicy. Typically, it’s coated in a primarily soy-based sauce and served with veggies and meat. To make it vegan we’re skipping the meat without losing any of the delicious flavor.
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- Dark Soy Sauce:
- Brown Sugar:
- Sriracha:
- Rice Vinegar:
- Ginger + Garlic:
- Cashew Butter:
- Scallions:
- Sesame Oil + Canola Oil:
- Frozen Udon:
- Veggies:
Process + Keys to Success
- The best part about making this dish is that it’s so simple and quick to make. The entire process can be completed in under 10 minutes.
- Start by mixing together your dark soy sauce, rice vinegar, sriracha, brown sugar, and cashew butter in a small bowl to create your sauce.
- Then, add sesame oil to a skillet and sauté your scallions for 30 seconds or so before adding in your ginger and garlic. Cook another 30 seconds before adding in your veggies and protein of choice.
- While you’re veggies are cooking, boil your frozen udon for 1 minute (or according to package instructions). Then finish cooking your veggies for a minute or two and add in your cooked udon noodles and sauce.
- Mix everything together well and let the sauce thicken up. Finally, garnish with more scallions, and serve!
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I always buy my udon noodles at HMart or Uwajimaya! I recommend checking out your local Asian grocery store freezer aisle – they normally have packs of 6 or 8 you can buy.
Typically, frozen udon boils in just about 1 minute! You can also buy ready to serve packs that you can toss directly into your stir fry when you’re in a pinch.
Udon
Materials
- 1 tbsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp sriracha
- 1 tsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp ginger (finely chopped/crushed)
- 1 tbsp garlic (finely chopped
- 1 tsp cashew butter
- 1/4 bunch scallions
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- 1-2 tsps canola oil
- 1 packet frozen udon
- red cabbage and carrots (or veggies of choice)
Instructions
- Mix soy, rice vinegar, sriracha, brown sugar, and cashew butter together to create a sauce
- Boil your frozen udon for 1 minute (or according to package instructions)
- Add sesame oil to a skillet and sauté your scallions for 30 seconds or so before adding in your ginger and garlic. Cook another 30 seconds before adding in your cabbage and carrots.
- Cook your veggies for a minute or two and then add in your cooked udon and sauce.
- MIx together well, and enjoy! Garnish with more scallions if desired.
For the Udon recipe, how much Udon did you use? I was wondering if I needed to double the sauce if I was making a pound of noodles. Thx.
It was reallyyyy good! I chose to switch the dark soy sauce with normal soy sauce and should’ve added a little less since it’s stronger. But other than that it tasted amazing!
Didn’t have the right ingredients so it definitely didn’t taste the way it was supposed to but it was still amazing.
This tasted so yummy and was super easy. So good for days you don’t have tons of time to cook and still want something that’s delicious but fast & easy.
I substituted cashew butter for peanut butter and used normal vinegar instead of rice vinegar!
Literally, the yummiest noodles I’ve made EVER. For an extra dose of protein, I mixed in an egg at the end. The cashew butter is a genius inclusion that adds more depth to the flavour.
this recipe was amazing!! I’ve used other udon recipes but oh my this was incredible so thankyou so much for sharing ❤️
This recipe is soooo good! I couldn’t find rice vinegar so I used white vinegar and it worked fine! I also used peanut butter instead of cashew butter and it was really good! I used 500g of fresh udon so I doubled the recipe and it worked perfectly ! So so so recommend 😍
I loved cooking it for the family and it tasted so good!!!
I loved cooking it for the family and it tastes so good!!!