Udon with Chicken and Vegetables
Like Japanese soba noodles, udon noodles are often served chilled in the summer and hot in the winter, and toppings are chosen to reflect the seasons. In this recipe, they are served hot in a mildly flavored broth and are topped with chicken and spinach. Just before serving, an egg is cracked over the noodles and is cooked gently by the hot broth ladled on top. If you prefer, you can poach the eggs individually and carefully transfer them to the bowls.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 12 of 13 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Spinach | 1 cup raw (30g) | 7 |
| White Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Vinegar | 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled | 3 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1/8 tsp. granulated dashi mixed with 1 cup hot water
- 1 Tbs. mirin
- 1 Tbs. dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp. sugar
- 1/2 tsp. cornstarch
- 1/8 tsp. freshly ground white pepper
- 3/4 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 3/4 tsp. granulated dashi mixed with 6 cups hot water
- 3 Tbs. dark soy sauce
- 2 Tbs. light soy sauce
- 2 Tbs. rice vinegar
- 1 Tbs. sugar
- 1/8 tsp. freshly ground white pepper
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1 lb. udon noodles or thick rice noodles
- 3 cups loosely packed spinach leaves, stemmed, cut into 2-inch strips, immersed in boiling water for 1 minute, drained and squeezed dry
- 4 eggs
- 4 green onions, white and light green portions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 1 tsp. chili powder