Nabeyaki Udon (Japanese Udon Hot Pot)

Name: Nabeyaki Udon (Japanese Udon Hot Pot)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Japanese
Ingredients: 500 ml dashi stock; 2 ½ tbsp Japanese soy sauce (koikuchi shoyu); 1 tbsp mirin; ¼ tsp salt; 150 g boneless chicken thigh (skin-on, cut into bitesize pieces); 1 pinch salt and pepper; 1 tsp cooking oil; 50 g Oriental spinach; 1 bowl ice cold water; 2 portions udon noodles; 2 fresh shiitake mushroom (stems trimmed); 50 g shimeji mushrooms; 20 g Japanese leek (naganegi) (diagonally sliced); 2 eggs; 2 tempura shrimp; 6 slices kamaboko fish cake (optional); dried wheat gluten (fu) (Japanese dry baked wheat gluten, optional); green onion (green part, finely sliced to garnish)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:20min

Nabeyaki Udon is a true bowl of comfort during the colder months. Thick udon noodles served in a delicious dashi broth topped with juicy chicken thigh, tempura shrimp, and a variety of vegetables; what more could you want?

Updated at: Sun, 09 Nov 2025 15:27:44 GMT