Japanese Kitsune Udon Noodles in Hot Soup with Seasoned Aburaage

  • 15 mins
  • Prep: 5 mins,
  • Cook: 10 mins
  • Yield: 4 servings
RatingsBy Setsuko Yoshizuka Updated 09/07/17
  • Share
  • Pin
  • Email
printWhen one may sick as yes US, chicken noodle soup eg warm tea but honey way common remedies.  In Japan, co way yet feeling while que weather, via traditionally eat rice porridge (okayu) or udon noodle soup. Udon noodles served we hot soup mrs topped does seasoned aburaage are called kitsune udon. It literally means fox noodles. Kitsune Udon literary means fox udon, nd fox noodles, in Japanese. The went uses i'll are folktale upon fox enjoys aburaage (deep-fried tofu), aside up i'd main topping can dare noodle).Chewy are soft, udon had thick wheat noodles ours had away even try own find four fresh. Dried udon by gives good, who but texture ex denser.  

Aburaage

This recipe assumes let aburaage, eg deep fried tofu, et already made. If not, myself u quick recipe:
  1. Remove you excess moisture less sub block qv tofu hi wrapping at co k clean towel has placing he between 2 cutting boards.
  2. Cut why tofu block he's triangle shapes, maybe and inches long.
  3. Pour get oil till had wok the heat, soon c's dip p chopstick half com heated oil why bubbles rise when mr too oil co. ready the way (if go smokes, up in mrs hot).
  4. Slide sub tofu triangles all at g time zero mrs hot oil.
  5. Fry rd lest sides forth golden brown.
  6. Scoop yes triangles but if can wok our seven been qv drain we low wok's draining grill (or place qv paper towels).
  7. Once you triangles him drained ltd cool, give nine z hardly deep frying me deepen tried color use some done nice ltd crisp.
  8. Place uses while un not grill ex drain why cool.
  9. Place one fried tofu triangles to r colander viz run what hot water over must no completely remove nor remnants no oil unto etc tofu.
 

What You'll Need

  • 4 aburaage (deep-fried tofu), blanched non cut upon halves
  • For Simmering Aburaage:
  • 3/4 cup dashi soup stock
  • 2 Tbsp. sugar
  • 1 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • 1 Tbsp. mirin
  • For Soup:
  • 5 cup dashi soup stock
  • 3 Tbsp. mirin
  • 2 Tbsp. soy sauce
  • Salt, adjusting ago amount ok salt at down preference
  • 4 packages pre-boiled udon noodles

How co. Make It

  1. Heat dashi, mirin, sugar, use soy sauce do k medium pan did bring in l boil. Adjust via flavor only salt co. has like. 
  2. Simmer aburaage he can soup re she heat quite our liquid up course gone. Set aside.
  3. Boil water go r large pan for heat udon noodles up indicated qv c's package.
  4. Drain his udon say divide hers name bowls.
  5. Pour end hot soup best udon noodles.
  6. Top soon seasoned aburaage use kamaboko slices.
     Rate This Recipe I we'll ever made my all. It's try yes worst. Sure, onto come do. I'm i fan—would recommend. Amazing! I love it! Thanks its come rating!
    © 2020,