Street Style Stir-Fried Cabbage and Udon Noodles

Published:  03/12/2019

 Learn how to make these popular street-style noodles healthier. These still taste delicious and will have you craving for more.

Typically street noodles use sliced beef but here I use ground because I have reduced the amount of meat in the dish and ground meat releases more flavor into the dish than sliced meat, your veggies and noodles will taste meatier and more delicious; you won't miss less meat. These can also be made without meat or substitute shrimp.

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 6 cups very coarsely chopped green cabbage (from about ¾ medium head) See picture for size.
  • 1 carrot, very thinly sliced on the bias (I like to use a mandoline which can be purchased here from Amazon.)
  • 7-ounce package dried udon noodles
  • 2 teaspoons toasted sesame oil
  • 8 ounces ground turkey or lean ground beef
  • 5 scallions, white and pale-green parts coarsely chopped
  • 2 teaspoons finely grated fresh ginger (from a 1-inch knob)
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes for medium spice
  • 1/3 cup mirin
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, plus more for serving

Boil water in a large pot for the noodles. Put a strainer in the sink.

Heat 1 Tbsp. olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high. Add cabbage and carrot and cook, tossing often, until edges are browned, about 6 minutes tossing often, until thickest parts of cabbage leaves are tender. Transfer cabbage to bowl.

When water in pot boils rigorously, add noodles slowly to water, stirring constantly and then cook according to package instructions.

In same skillet cabbage was cooked in, if using a pan that isn't nonstick heat remaining 1 Tbsp. oil , (if you are using a nonstick pan no need for the oil) over medium-high and add meat, breaking up and spreading across surface of pan with a spatula or tongs until no pink remains, breaking up meat into small bits. Take a paper towel and wipe away some of the fat from the pan.

When noodles are done, drain them and add sesame oil and toss. Add noodles to cabbage mixture and toss well.

To skillet with meat, add chopped scallions, ginger, and red pepper. Continue to cook, tossing often, until scallions are softened and bottom of skillet has started to brown, about 1 minute.

Add udon/cabbage mixture, mirin, and soy sauce and cook, tossing constantly, until noodles are coated in sauce (be sure to scrape bottom of skillet to dissolve any browned bits), about 45 seconds. Remove from heat and fold in 1 Tbsp. sesame seeds. Top with more sesame seeds before serving.


Categories:   COOKBOOK 

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