Ingredients

  • 1 pack Frozen udon noodles
  • 2 slice Thinly sliced pork belly
  • 2 leaves Cabbage
  • 1 Raw shiitake mushroom
  • 1/3 Japanese leek
  • 1/3 bunch Komatsuna greens
  • 1/5 of a bag Bean sprouts
  • 1 Egg
  • 2 tbsp Okonomiyaki sauce
  • 1/2 tbsp Mentsuyu
  • 1 Bonito flakes
  • 1 Sesame oil

Method

  • Microwave the frozen udon noodles following package instructions, and untangle the noodles.
  • Cut all the ingredients into bite-sized pieces.
  • Wash the bean sprouts.
  • Heat up the sesame oil in a frying pan and make a fried egg with a soft-set yolk.
  • (Don't put on a lid to make sure the yolk is soft set.)
  • Take the fried egg out.
  • Add the pork and stir fry until the color changes, then add the shiitake mushroom and leek and continue stir frying over medium heat.
  • When the shiitake mushroom has changed color, layer in the bean sprouts, cabbage and udon noodles in that order.
  • Add 1/4 cup (50 ml) of water, put on a lid and steam-cook for about 2 minutes over low heat.
  • Mix everything together and add the okonomiyaki sauce and mentsuyu sauce.
  • Add the komatsuna and stir fry quickly over high heat so that it gets coated with the sauce.
  • Tranfer to a serving plate, top with the fried egg, sprinkle on some bonito flakes and it's done!
  • The soft set yolk becomes a sauce when you break into it with your chopsticks.
  • Mix it in with the noodles as you eat it.
  • This time I didn't have any pork belly, so I used wiener sausages instead.
  • You can use any vegetables you have in the fridge.
  • Here I used up all the leftover vegetables I had on hand.
  • You can make it easily so it's great for lunch on your own.